Table 1.
Age-standardized characteristics of 1,832 men at entry into the AGES-Reykjavik Study by fat depot measures1, 2002
| Abdominal visceral |
Abdominal subcutaneous |
Thigh intermuscular |
Thigh subcutaneous |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <M N = 908 |
≥M N = 924 |
<M N = 907 |
≥M N = 925 |
<M N = 887 |
≥M N = 945 |
<M N = 901 |
≥M N = 931 |
|
| Follow-up time2,3 (years) | 8.6(3.8) | 8.8(3.5) | 8.6(3.8) | 8.8(3.5) | 8.9(3.7) | 8.5(3.6) | 8.7(3.7) | 8.6(3.6) |
| Age at entry3 (years) | 76.7(5.4) | 75.9(5.2) | 76.9(5.5) | 75.6(5.1) | 76.0(5.4) | 76.5(5.3) | 76.6(5.4) | 76.0(5.3) |
| Height (cm) | 175.0(6.0) | 176.0(6.2) | 175.0(6.0) | 176.0(6.2) | 175.1(6.0) | 175.9(6.3) | 175.2(6.0) | 175.8(6.3) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.9(2.8) | 28.9(3.4) | 24.5(2.4) | 29.3(3.1) | 25.2(3.1) | 28.6(3.6) | 25.2(2.9) | 28.7(3.6) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 96.6(7.7) | 108.3(9.2) | 95.6(6.8) | 109.2(8.5) | 98.0(8.9) | 106.7(9.9) | 97.5(8.0) | 107.3(9.9) |
| Total fat mass (kg) | 14.8(4.9) | 22.3(6.2) | 14.3(4.2) | 22.9(5.9) | 15.6(5.6) | 21.7(6.7) | 15.4(5.2) | 21.8(6.6) |
| Percent body fat | 19.1(4.7) | 24.7(4.2) | 18.8(4.3) | 25.1(4.1) | 19.7(4.9) | 24.2(4.8) | 19.5(4.7) | 24.3(4.7) |
| Highest education | ||||||||
| Primary, % | 16.9 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 16.6 |
| Secondary, % | 53.4 | 53.3 | 54.0 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 53.2 | 53.5 | 52.7 |
| College, % | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11.5 |
| University, % | 16.8 | 18.4 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.9 |
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Never, % | 32.0 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 28.9 | 30.0 | 28.3 | 31.9 | 26.9 |
| Former4, % | 54.0 | 64.2 | 56.5 | 61.9 | 56.2 | 62.6 | 55.5 | 63.2 |
| Current, % | 13.9 | 8.7 | 13.5 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 9.7 |
| Frequency of moderate/vigorous physical activity, ≥4 hours/week, % | 38.9 | 34.7 | 39.0 | 34.6 | 39.5 | 33.7 | 37.7 | 35.7 |
| Family history of prostate cancer, % | 9.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 8.9 |
| Physician visit over past 12 months, % | 78.2 | 83.5 | 79.5 | 82.3 | 77.0 | 84.3 | 79.9 | 82.0 |
| Type 2 diabetes5, % | 12.0 | 20.0 | 13.1 | 19.1 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 15.8 |
Values are means (SD) or percentages and are standardized to the age distribution of the study population.
1
Adiposity measures dichotomized at median: 195 cm2 for abdominal visceral, 193 cm2 for abdominal subcutaneous, 33 cm2 for thigh intermuscular, 71 cm2 for thigh subcutaneous.
2
Time from enrollment to prostate cancer diagnosis, death, or end of follow-up.
3
Value is not age adjusted.
4
Regularly smoked at least 100 cigarettes or 20 cigars in lifetime.
5
Type 2 diabetes by self-report or fasting glucose ≥7 mmol/L.