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. 2018 Jun 4;187(10):2126–2135. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy115

Table 2.

Geometric Means for Anthropometric and Dietary Characteristics of Participants in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study Enrolled During 1993–1998 and Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment Study Enrolled During 2007–2009

Characteristics CVD Analytical Cohort T2D Analytical Cohort
WHI OS (n = 64,751) NPAAS (n = 342) WHI OS (n = 75,320) NPAAS (n = 383)
GM 95% CIa GM 95% CI GM 95% CI GM 95% CI
Body mass indexb 26.50 26.46, 26.54 27.24 26.64, 27.86 26.45 26.41, 26.49 27.00 26.42, 27.59
Waist circumference, cm 83.17 83.07, 83.27 82.97 81.55, 84.41 83.10 83.01, 83.18 82.42 81.08, 83.78
Calibrated total energy, kcal 2,156 2,155, 2,158 2,250 2,223, 2,277 2,173 2,172, 2,175 2,273 2,246, 2,300
Calibrated total sugars density, g/1,000 kcal 95.00 94.60, 95.30 86.40 82.30, 90.70 84.30 84.10, 84.60 78.70 76.20, 81.40
Calibrated protein density, g/1,000 kcal 36.40 36.30, 36.40 35.80 35.30, 36.40 34.70 34.70, 34.70 34.20 33.90, 34.50
Calibrated Na/K 1.33 1.32, 1.33 1.40 1.36, 1.44
Calibrated AREE, kcal 860 858, 861 978 952, 1,004 854 852, 356 986 962, 1,011

Abbreviations: AREE, activity-related energy expenditure; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; GM, geometric mean; Na/K, ratio of sodium to potassium; NPAAS, Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment Study; T2D, type 2 diabetes; WHI-OS, Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study.

a Naïve 95% confidence interval for calibrated estimates.

b Weight (kg)/height (m)2.