Table 3. Baseline characteristics of study subjects according to BMI in former male college athletes.
| <20kg/m2 (n = 53) |
20-21kg/m2 (n = 103) |
21-22kg/m2 (n = 163) |
22-23kg/m2 (n = 166) |
23-24kg/m2 (n = 76) |
≥24kg/m2 (n = 75) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) | 22 (22–22) |
| Year of graduation | 1982 (1977–1985) | 1982 (1979–1985) | 1982 (1978–1986) | 1982 (1979–1986) | 1981 (1977–1985) | 1983 (1979–1987) |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 19.4 (19.1–19.8) | 20.6 (20.4–20.8) | 21.5 (21.3–21.8) | 22.4 (22.2–22.7) | 23.5 (23.2–23.7) | 25.2 (24.3–26.1) |
| Body Height, cm | 171.6 (166.8–176.5) | 172.6 (169.1–175.3) | 171.8 (167.5–177.9 | 172.4 (168.4–177.5) | 173.4 (167.6–176.7) | 173.3 (168.6–180.1) |
| Body Weight, kg | 57.3 (53.2–60.3) | 61.2 (58.7–63.4) | 63.5 (60.3–67.9) | 66.6 (63.4–70.6) | 70.4 (65.7–73.1) | 76.4 (70.8–83.0) |
| Smoker, n (%) | 19 (35.8) | 55 (53.4) | 80 (49.1) | 87 (52.4) | 37 (48.7) | 31 (41.3) |
| College sports club participation, n (%) | 53 (100) | 102 (99.0) | 158 (96.9) | 163 (98.2) | 74 (100) | 74 (98.7) |
| Endurance sports, n (%) | 17 (32.1) | 15 (14.6) | 10 (6.1) | 8 (4.8) | 4 (5.3) | 2 (2.7) |
| Mixed sports, n (%) | 32 (60.4) | 74 (71.8) | 130 (79.8) | 145 (87.3) | 55 (72.4) | 36 (48.0) |
| Power sports, n (%) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.0) | 7 (4.3) | 4 (2.4) | 12 (15.8) | 33 (44.0) |
| No-participation / Unknown, n (%) | 3 (5.7) | 13 (12.6) | 16 (9.8) | 9 (5.4) | 5 (6.6) | 4 (5.3) |
Data at time of college and are median (IQR: interquartile range), number (%), or column percentage.