Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study subjects according to BMI in former male college athletes.
| Q1 (n = 159) |
Q2 (n = 159) |
Q3 (n = 159) |
Q4 (n = 159) |
All (n = 636) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) |
| Year of graduation | 1982 (1978–1985) | 1982 (1978–1986) | 1983 (1979–1986) | 1982 (1978–1986) | 1982 (1978–1986) |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 20.4 (19.7–20.7) | 21.5 (21.3–21.8) | 22.4 (22.2–22.7) | 23.9 (23.4–25.0) | 22.0 (21.1–22.9) |
| Body Height, cm | 172.3 (167.6–175.8) | 171.8 (167.6–177.9) | 172.3 (168.2–177.5) | 173.3 (168.4–178.0) | 172.4 (168.0–177.0) |
| Body Weight, kg | 59.9 (57.1–62.6) | 63.5 (60.5–67.9) | 66.5 (63.2–70.5) | 72.6 (67.8–77.5) | 65.1 (61.0–70.4) |
| Smoker, n (%) | 74 (47.8) | 77 (48.4) | 83 (52.2) | 73 (45.9) | 309 (48.6) |
| College sports club participation, n (%) | 158 (99.4) | 154 (96.9) | 156 (98.1) | 158 (99.4) | 626 (98.4) |
| Endurance sports, n (%) | 32 (20.1) | 10 (6.3) | 8 (5.0) | 6 (3.8) | 56 (8.8) |
| Mixed sports, n (%) | 109 (68.6) | 126 (79.2) | 140 (88.1) | 97 (61.0) | 472 (74.2) |
| Power sports, n (%) | 2 (1.3) | 7 (4.4) | 3 (1.9) | 46 (28.9) | 58 (9.1) |
| No-participation / Unknown, n (%) | 16 (10.1) | 16 (10.1) | 8 (5.0) | 10 (6.3) | 50 (7.9) |
Data at time of college and are median (IQR: interquartile range), number (%), or column percentage.