Table 1.
Participant characteristics in 1999/2000 (N = 1369)
| Median (Q1, Q3)a | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 49.4 (47.4, 51.5) |
| Body weight (kg) | 68.9 (58.6, 83.8) |
| Fat mass (kg) | 25.3 (19.1, 34.3) |
| Body fat percentage (%) | 40.4 (35.7, 45.1) |
| N (%)b | |
| Site | |
| Detroit area, MI | 247 (18%) |
| Boston, MA | 227 (16.6%) |
| Oakland, CA | 306 (22.4%) |
| Los Angeles, CA | 359 (26.2%) |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 230 (16.8%) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 695 (50.8%) |
| Black | 294 (21.5%) |
| Chinese | 176 (12.9%) |
| Japanese | 204 (14.9%) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 248 (18.1%) |
| Some college | 438 (32%) |
| College degree | 336 (24.5%) |
| Postgraduate | 347 (25.3%) |
| Smoking | |
| Never | 863 (63%) |
| Past | 364 (26.6%) |
| Current | 142 (10.4%) |
| Menopausal status | |
| Pre- or peri- menopausal | 969 (70.8%) |
| Natural/surgical menopause | 198 (14.5%) |
| Unknown due to hormone therapy | 202 (14.8%) |
| Currently on hormone therapy | |
| No | 1089 (79.5%) |
| Yes | 280 (20.5%) |
| Obesity status | |
| Normal/underweight | 502 (36.7%) |
| Overweight | 407 (29.7%) |
| Obese | 460 (33.6%) |
a
“Q1” stands for 1st quartile and “Q3” stands for 3rd quartile.
b
Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.