Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population.
| Mean (SD) or N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | 44.3 | (2.8) |
| Weight (kg) | 63.7 | (11.7) |
| Height (cm) | 161.8 | (5.8) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.3 | (4.3) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 80.0 | (11.2) |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 98.2 | (9.3) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.8 | (0.1) |
| Weight at age 18 (kg) | 54.6 | (7.5) |
| Weight gain since age 18 (kg) | 8.4 | (10.2) |
| Body fat percentage | 30.3 | (7.3) |
| Visceral fat index | 5.2 | (2.4) |
| Physical activity, total MET-hours/week | 11.3 | (17.0) |
| Total energy intake (kcal/day) | 1965.4 | (590.5) |
| Education | ||
| Primary school or less | 65 | (4.5) |
| Secondary school | 494 | (34.3) |
| University | 882 | (61.2) |
| Age at menarche | 12.5 | (1.4) |
| Age at first birth | 31.1 | (4.7) |
| Number of children | ||
| None | 341 | (23.6) |
| 1 | 336 | (23.3) |
| 2 | 683 | (47.3) |
| >2 | 83 | (5.8) |
| Cumulative lactation (months) | ||
| No | 84 | (7.6) |
| 1–6 | 364 | (33.1) |
| 7–12 | 334 | (30.3) |
| >12 | 319 | (29.0) |
| Use of oral contraceptives | ||
| Never | 549 | (38.3) |
| Past use | 836 | (58.4) |
| Current use | 47 | (3.3) |
| Tobacco consumption | ||
| No | 552 | (38.3) |
| Former smoker | 503 | (34.9) |
| Current smoker | 388 | (26.9) |
| Alcohol consumption (g/day) | ||
| No | 255 | (20.0) |
| <10 | 839 | (66.0) |
| ≥10 | 178 | (14.0) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | ||
| No | 1243 | (87.0) |
| Yes, not treated | 153 | (10.7) |
| Treated with statins | 32 | (2.2) |
Values are mean (standard deviation) for continuous variables and number of women (percentage) for categorical variables.