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Table 2 Baseline characteristics in men (mean ± SD for continuous variables, % for categorized variables) for the total sample, total and cause-specific mortality

From: New indexes of body fat distribution and sex-specific risk of total and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort study

 

Total sample

Total mortality

CVD deaths

Cancer deaths

Men

n = 6670

no (n = 5160)

yes (n = 1510)

 

n = 647

 

n = 484

 

Survey (n; S2/S3/S4)

2381/2282/2007

1579/1787/1794

802/495/213

 

361/198/88

 

247/166/71

 
  

Mean ± SD or %

Mean ± SD or %

p value

Mean ± SD or %

p value

Mean ± SD or %

p value

Age (y)

49.71 ± 13.83

46.04 ± 12.986

62.24 ± 10.020

< 0.0001

63.64 ± 9.077

< 0.0001

61.43 ± 9.843

< 0.0001

Low/high education level

78.20/21.80

75.02/24.98

89.07/10.93

< 0.0001

89.64/10.36

< 0.0001

89.67/10.33

< 0.0001

Alkohol intake

0/0.1–399/> 39.9 g/d

18.11/29.61/52.28

17.33/31.40/51.28

20.79/23.51/55.70

< 0.0001

23.34/24.42/52.24

< 0.0001

16.32/22.93/60.74

0.0003

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

233.25 ± 45.84

230.50 ± 44.998

242.66 ± 47.411

< 0.0001

248.30 ± 46.339

< 0.0001

237.98 ± 47.371

0.0064

Smoking status curr/ex/never

30.27/38.74/30.99

30.12/36.12/33.76

30.79/47.68/21.52

< 0.0001

26.89/50.39/22.72

< 0.0001

35.33/47.31/17.36

< 0.0001

Phys.act active/inactive

44.90/55.10

49.57/50.43

28.94/71.06

< 0.0001

26.89/73.11

0.0002

32.85/67.15

< 0.0001

Act. Hypertension y/n

45.72/54.28

40.00/60.00

65.23/34.77

< 0.0001

70.48/29.52

< 0.0001

58.47/41.53

< 0.0001

Blood pressure syst (mmHg)

135.1 ± 17.8

132.93 ± 16.40

142.64 ± 20.09

< 0.0001

145.14 ± 21.35

< 0.0001

140.81 ± 18.46

< 0.0001

Blood pressure diast (mmHg)

82.3 ± 11.0

82.53 ± 10.64

81.59 ± 12.00

< 0.0001

82.44 ± 13.29

< 0.0001

81.43 ± 10.62

< 0.0001

Weight (kg)

82.83 ± 12.31

83.05 ± 12.050

82.05 ± 13.154

0.0003

83.04 ± 13.176

0.8322

81.15 ± 12.26

0.0012

Waist circumference (cm)

95.99 ± 10.62

94.91 ± 10.356

99.65 ± 10.693

< 0.0001

100.74 ± 10.612

< 0.0001

98.41 ± 10.207

< 0.0001

Hip circumference (cm)

103.68 ± 7.06

103.47 ± 6.79

104.40 ± 7.865

0.0013

105.22 ± 7.944

< 0.0001

103.61 ± 7.102

0.9006

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.29 ± 3.79

27.05 ± 3.673

28.12 ± 4.080

< 0.0001

28.55 ± 4.049

< 0.0001

27.68 ± 3.856

0.0101

Waist to height ratio

0.551 ± 0.066

0.542 ± 0.063

0.584 ± 0.065

< 0.0001

0.591 ± 0.064

< 0.0001

0.576 ± 0.063

< 0.0001

Waist to hip ratio

0.925 ± 0.064

0.916 ± 0.063

0.954 ± 0.060

< 0.0001

0.957 ± 0.059

< 0.0001

0.949 ± 0.060

< 0.0001

Body adiposity index

27.19 ± 3.72

26.70 ± 3.501

28.87 ± 3.932

< 0.0001

29.36 ± 3.924

< 0.0001

28.35 ± 3.726

< 0.0001

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