Table 4a: Demographics of different body mass index quartiles.

Parameter	Quartile 1 (≤35.3 kg/m2)	Quartile 2 (35.4–39.2 kg/m2)	Quartile 3 (39.3–42.8 kg/m2)	Quartile 4 (>42.8 kg/m2)
Age, years	38.2 (12.8)	38.5 (9.9)	39.1 (15.1)	33.3 (11.3)
Body mass index, kg/m2	33.3 (2.1)	37.6 (1.2)	41.6 (0.9)	46.7 (4.8)
Waist circumference, cm	106.7 (12.2)	112.0 (12.6)	115.8 (6.9)	126.1 (14.3)
Hip circumference, cm	112.9 (2.5)	116.7 (10.0)	124.3 (7.1)	132.3 (14.3)

N=88; n=22 in each quartile. Values presented as mean (SD).

SD = standard deviation.