Table 1.
Age standardized baseline characteristics according to body mass index in men (Health Professionals Follow-up Study, 1987-2012). Values are mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | Body mass index | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <18.5 | 18.5-20.4 | 20.5-22.4 | 22.5-24.9 | 25.0-27.4 | 27.5-29.9 | 30.0-34.9 | ≥35.0 | |
| Person years | 1839 | 15 337 | 92 790 | 254 122 | 243 335 | 95 023 | 52 320 | 8275 |
| Age, years* | 55.5 (10.4) | 54.0 (10.8) | 53.8 (10.2) | 54.0 (9.9) | 54.5 (9.7) | 54.9 (9.6) | 55.1 (9.4) | 55.5 (10.1) |
| Height, cm | 185.4 (12.7) | 179.4 (7.8) | 178.7 (6.2) | 178.5 (6.4) | 178.2 (6.5) | 178.7 (6.8) | 178.5 (7.1) | 176.4 (10.0) |
| Weight, kg | 60.8 (8.2) | 64.1 (5.7) | 69.6 (5.1) | 75.9 (5.8) | 82.9 (6.4) | 91.4 (7.3) | 101.2 (9.0) | 118.2 (13.9) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 86.6 (12.4) | 82.8 (5.3) | 86.8 (5.1) | 91.2 (5.6) | 96.7 (6.1) | 102.9 (6.8) | 110.6 (7.9) | 123.4 (11.4) |
| Body mass index | 17.6 (0.8) | 19.8 (0.5) | 21.7 (0.5) | 23.7 (0.7) | 26.0 (0.7) | 28.5 (0.7) | 31.7 (1.3) | 37.9 (3.6) |
| Predicted fat mass, kg | 13.3 (5.0) | 13.1 (2.5) | 15.9 (2.4) | 19.1 (2.6) | 22.8 (2.9) | 27.1 (3.3) | 32.3 (4.1) | 41.2 (6.5) |
| Predicted lean body mass, kg | 40.4 (5.8) | 47.5 (2.2) | 50.6 (1.9) | 53.9 (2.1) | 57.4 (2.3) | 61.2 (2.6) | 65.9 (3.4) | 75.2 (6.0) |
| Total energy intake, kcal/day | 2132 (610) | 2023 (570) | 2045 (599) | 2002 (595) | 1992 (609) | 2002 (625) | 2036 (639) | 2089 (657) |
| Alcohol consumption, g/day | 14.2 (18.7) | 9.7 (14.2) | 10.9 (14.3) | 11.5 (14.7) | 11.8 (15.4) | 11.7 (15.5) | 10.9 (16.1) | 8.9 (15.1) |
| AHEI score | 51.4 (13.5) | 54.1 (12.7) | 54.3 (12.0) | 53.8 (11.6) | 52.4 (11.1) | 51.5 (10.9) | 50.7 (11.0) | 49.3 (10.8) |
| Physical activity, MET-h/week | 21.4 (35.8) | 22.6 (27.0) | 24.2 (28.6) | 22.3 (27.4) | 19.4 (23.9) | 16.8 (22.0) | 14.4 (20.9) | 11.7 (14.9) |
| White (%) | 98.4 | 99.2 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 99.4 |
| Family history of CVD (%) | 35.3 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 33.8 | 35.2 | 35.5 |
| Family history of cancer (%) | 17.6 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 15.4 |
| Smoking status (%): | ||||||||
| Never | 47.4 | 56.5 | 56.0 | 50.5 | 45.8 | 44.1 | 42.3 | 41.1 |
| Past | 34.0 | 32.3 | 35.2 | 42.2 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 50.6 |
| Current | 18.6 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
AHEI=alternate healthy eating index; CVD=cardiovascular disease; MET=metabolic equivalent of task.
*
Value is not age adjusted.