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. 2020 Oct 6;8(1):e001365. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001365

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Age-adjusted women-to-men mean differences of cardiometabolic risk factor levels. A mean difference in BMI of 1.79 kg/m² means that the age-adjusted BMI in women is 1.79 kg/m² higher than in men. Back transformation of log-transformed triglycerides results in a geometric mean ratio of 0.91 (95% CI 0.85 to 0.98). Men: reference. BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA_1c, hemoglobin A_1c; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.