Table 2.
Mean of each variable at baseline and during the follow‐up period
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |
| Body mass index (kg m−2) | ||||||
| Baseline | 2,651 | 23.3 | 3.1 | 1,779 | 21.9 | 3.6 |
| Year 1 | 2,589 | 23.3 | 3.1 | 1,736 | 21.9 | 3.6 |
| Year 2 | 2,563 | 23.4 | 3.1 | 1,709 | 21.9 | 3.6 |
| Year 3 | 2,476 | 23.4 | 3.1 | 1,689 | 22.1 | 3.7 |
| Year 4 | 2,421 | 23.5 | 3.1 | 1,648 | 22.2 | 3.8 |
| Year 5 | 2,342 | 23.5 | 3.2 | 1,579 | 22.1 | 3.8 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | ||||||
| Baseline | 2,627 | 82.6 | 8.7 | 1,743 | 77.8 | 9.8 |
| Year 1 | 2,589 | 82.8 | 8.6 | 1,733 | 78.1 | 9.9 |
| Year 2 | 2,561 | 83.4 | 8.7 | 1,705 | 78.9 | 9.8 |
| Year 3 | 2,475 | 83.1 | 8.5 | 1,687 | 78.3 | 10.0 |
| Year 4 | 2,420 | 83.2 | 8.7 | 1,647 | 78.4 | 9.9 |
| Year 5 | 2,328 | 83.7 | 8.8 | 1,577 | 78.8 | 10.1 |