Table 1.
Means (SD) and distribution (N, %) at follow-up of the main characteristics of the 388 EPIC-Florence participants with follow-up information.
| Mean (SD)/N (%) 1 | |
|---|---|
| Demographic and lifestyle characteristics | |
| Age at follow-up (years), mean (SD) | 70.3 (6.1) |
| Age at menopause (years), mean (SD) | 50.5 (4.1) |
| Time from menopause to follow-up (years), mean (SD) | 19.8 (7.7) |
| One or more sons/daughters, N (%) | 321 (82.7) |
| Marital status, N (%) | |
| Unmarried | 26 (6.7) |
| Married/cohabiting | 247 (63.7) |
| Divorced/separated | 41 (10.6) |
| Widowed | 73 (18.8) |
| Educational level, N (%) | |
| None/Primary/Secondary school | 122 (31.4) |
| Professional/High school | 175 (45.1) |
| Master/Doctor degree | 85 (21.9) |
| Smoking status, N (%) | |
| Never-smoker | 195 (50.3) |
| Former smoker | 155 (40.0) |
| Current smoker | 37 (9.5) |
| Physical activity characteristics | |
| Current job, N (%) | |
| Yes | 56 (14.4) |
| Sedentary occupation | 38 (9.8) |
| Standing occupation | 14 (3.6) |
| Manual work | 3 (0.8) |
| No | 332 (85.6) |
| Housewife | 44 (11.3) |
| Retired | 281 (72.4) |
| Recreational physical activity (MET-hour/week), mean (SD) | 25.5 (21.2) |
| Household physical activity (MET-hour/week), mean (SD) | 50.1 (31.4) |
| Sitting time, N (%) | |
| ≤2 h/day | 170 (43.9) |
| >2; ≤4 h/day | 162 (41.9) |
| >4 h/day | 55 (14.2) |
| Medical history | |
| Hypertension, N (%) | 162 (41.7) |
| Myocardial infarction, N (%) | 5 (0.3) |
| Stroke, N (%) | 3 (0.8) |
| High cholesterolemia, N (%) | 228 (58.8) |
| Cancer (all sites), N (%) | 9 (2.3) |
| Diabetes, N (%) | 25 (6.4) |
| HRT, N (%) | 7 (1.8) |
| Anthropometric and body composition measures | |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 66.1 (11.9) |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 157.0 (6.1) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 26.84 (4.8) |
| Normal weight, N (%) | 158 (40.7) |
| Overweight, N (%) | 143 (36.9) |
| Obesity, N (%) | 87 (22.4) |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 85.0 (11.7) |
| Waist ≥ 88 cm, N (%) | 147 (37.9) |
| Hip circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 101.55 (10.6) |
| Fat mass (kg), mean (SD) | 22.43 (7.8) |
| Percentage fat mass (%), mean (SD) | 33.11 (6.6) |
| Lean mass (kg), mean (SD) | 43.70 (5.6) |
| Percentage lean mass (%), mean (SD) | 66.89 (6.6) |
| Muscle mass (Kg), mean (SD) | 41.47 (5.3) |
| Percentage muscle mass (%), mean (SD) | 63.48 (6.2) |
1 Because of some missing data, not all numbers add up to the total.