Table 1 Basic characteristics of subjects
Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | N | Mean (SD) | Median (25th and 75th percentile) | N | Mean (SD) | Median (25th and 75th percentile) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 509 | 27.1 (4.9) | 26.5 (23.7, 30.1) | 507 | 27 (3.7) | 26.8 (24.4, 29.1) |
Waist (cm) | 503 | 87.6 (11.6) | 87.0 (79.0, 94.0) | 501 | 94.7 (10.4) | 94.0 (87.0, 101.0) |
Waist/hip ratio | 503 | 0.90 (0.10) | 0.90 (0.80, 0.90) | 501 | 0.90 (0.10) | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) |
DXA total fat (kg) | 459 | 27.7 (9.2) | 27.1 (21.1, 33.7) | 431 | 23.5 (8.2) | 22.5 (17.6, 28.4) |
DXA leg fat (kg) | 459 | 9.7 (3.4) | 9.4 (7.2, 11.8) | 431 | 6.3 (2.6) | 5.9 (4.7, 7.5) |
DXA trunk fat (kg) | 459 | 13.9 (5.0) | 13.8 (10.2, 17.4) | 431 | 14.1 (5.1) | 13.8 (10.5, 17.5) |
DXA trunk/leg ratio | 459 | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) | 431 | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.3 (1.9, 2.6) |
MRI SAT (cm2) | 139 | 262.1 (108.9) | 257.4 (190.9, 313.9) | 148 | 189.0 (80.3) | 172.8 (131.3, 231.7) |
MRI VAT (cm2) | 139 | 94.3 (49.1) | 87.5 (58.5, 119.2) | 148 | 119.3 (63.0) | 102.4 (79.2, 151.9) |
MRI VAT/SAT ratio | 139 | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) | 148 | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) |
MEHP (ng/ml) | 502 | 18.9 (42.5) | 4.7 (2.0, 14.5) | 501 | 20.3 (45.0) | 4.3 (2.1, 17.4) |
MEP (ng/ml) | 502 | 14.0 (10.3) | 11.6 (7.2, 16.8) | 501 | 18.0 (21.1) | 11.6 (7.2, 18.5) |
MiBP (ng(ml) | 502 | 44.6 (116) | 13.4 (9.5, 24.5) | 501 | 53.6 (146.1) | 13.5 (9.1, 33.3) |
MMP (ng/ml) | 502 | 3.4 (5.1) | 1.5 (0.9, 3.0) | 501 | 3.3 (4.5) | 1.5 (0.8, 3.2) |
Current smoking (%) | 509 | 11.4 | 506 | 9.9 | ||
Serum cholesterol (mmol/l) | 507 | 5.7 (1.0) | 5.7 (5.0, 6.3) | 506 | 5.1 (1.0) | 5.1 (4.5, 5.8) |
Serum triglycerides (mmol/l) | 508 | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.5) | 505 | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) |