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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (numbers or mean ± SD)

From: Vascular and lung function related to ultrafine and fine particles exposure assessed by personal and indoor monitoring: a cross-sectional study

 

Men

Women

Total

Number

41

40

81

Age (years)

54 ± 12

49 ± 11

51 ± 12

Height (cm)

179 ± 7

167 ± 7

173 ± 9

Weight (kg)

79 ± 10

64 ± 10

72 ± 12

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25 ± 3

23 ± 3

24 ± 3

Hemoglobin (mmol/L)

10.8 ± 1.5

9.9 ± 1.5

10.4 ± 1.5

HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c; (mmol/mol)

37 ± 10.3

33.6 ± 4.0

35.3 ± 8.0

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.1 ± 11

4.7 ± 1.2

4.9 ± 1.2

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.2 ± 0.9

4.1 ± 0.8

4.1 ± 0.8

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.6 ± 0.7

2.3 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 0.7

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.2 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.0 ± 0.5

0.7 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.4

Personal monitoring (number of participants)

36

23

59

Time spent away from home by personal monitoring participants during the experiment (%)

29 ± 14

29 ± 14

29 ± 14