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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to sex

From: Body mass index at baseline directly predicts new-onset diabetes and to a lesser extent incident cardio-cerebrovascular events, but has a J-shaped relationship to all-cause mortality

 

Men

Women

Number (N)

167,500

143,916

Age, years

50.4 ± 8.6

51.4 ± 9.0

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.8 ± 2.8

23.5 ± 2.9

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

125.3 ± 15.6

120.5 ± 16.3

Glucose, mg/dL

91.3 ± 12.9

89.5 ± 11.9

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

197.0 ± 36.1

198.1 ± 36.5

Body mass index category, N (%)

 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2)

4137 (2.5)

3861 (2.7)

 Normal (18.5–< 23 kg/m2)

61,916 (37.0)

61,708 (42.9)

 Overweight (23–< 25 kg/m2)

47,585 (28.4)

37,763 (26.2)

 Grade 1 Obesity (25–< 30 kg/m2)

51,220 (30.6)

37,137 (25.8)

 Grade 2 obesity (30–< 35 kg/m2)

2531 (1.5)

3220 (2.2)

 Grade 3 obesity (≥35 kg/m2)

111 (0.07)

227 (0.16)

Smoking status, N (%)

 Never smokers

66,415 (39.7)

138,671 (96.4)

 Ever smokers

101,085 (60.3)

5245 (3.6)

Drinking status, N (%)

 Rare

55,825 (33.3)

116,095 (80.7)

 Sometimes

79,507 (47.5)

25,058 (17.4)

 Often

32,168 (19.2)

2763 (1.9)

Physical activity, N (%)

 Rare

83,575 (49.9)

95,767 (66.5)

 Sometimes

69,568 (41.5)

36,091 (25.1)

 Regular

14,357 (8.6)

12,058 (8.4)

Economic status, N (%)

 Low

27,488 (16.4)

39,624 (27.5)

 Middle

55,054 (32.9)

46,155 (32.1)

 High

84,958 (50.7)

58,137 (40.4)