Table 1. Characteristics of the total population (N=1,348) and for tertiles of Ponderal Index.
| Ponderal Index (tertiles)* | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| 1st (N=449) | 2nd (N=398) | 3rd (N=501) | N=1,348 | ||
| General & birth characteristics | |||||
| Sex (% female) | 56% | 59% | 58% | 58% | |
| Education (%) | Primary | 19% | 20% | 18% | 19% |
| Secondary | 53% | 53% | 49% | 52% | |
| College-University | 28% | 27% | 33% | 29% | |
| Occupation (%) | Homemaker/miscellaneous | 41% | 42% | 44% | 43% |
| Manual | 12% | 15% | 15% | 14% | |
| Services | 26% | 24% | 23% | 24% | |
| Professional | 21% | 19% | 18% | 19% | |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.5 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.4) | 4.0 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.5) | |
| Birth length (cm) | 53.5 (2.8) | 52.3 (2.1) | 51.7 (2.2) | 52.5 (2.5) | |
| Mid-life characteristics | |||||
| Age (yrs) | 49 (6) | 50 (6) | 51 (6) | 50 (6) | |
| Height (cm) | 171 (9) | 171 (9) | 171 (9) | 171 (9) | |
| Weight (kg) | 73 (13) | 74 (13) | 74 (13) | 74 (13) | |
| Overweight (BMI>25kg/m2), % | 30% | 38% | 38% | 35% | |
| Hypertension, % | 34% | 33% | 37% | 35% | |
| Dysglycemia, % | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 2.9% | |
| Dyslipidemia, % | 44% | 47% | 48% | 46% | |
| Smoking, % current/former | 65% | 66% | 60% | 64% | |
| Late-life characteristics | |||||
| Age (yrs) | 74 (5) | 75 (5) | 77 (5) | 75 (5) | |
| Intracranial volume (mL) | 1510 (142) | 1500 (143) | 1520 (152) | 1511 (146) | |
*
Tertiles of Ponderal Index: (1st) 15.1 – 24.3 kg/m3, (2nd) 24.3 – 26.7 kg/m3, (3rd) 26.7 – 43.7 kg/m3