Table 2 |
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Comparison of study group and participants in the AGES-Reykjavik Study |
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Men AGES |
Study group |
p-value |
Women AGES |
Study group |
p-value |
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Participants, n |
2102 |
53 |
2699 |
75 |
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Age, y (sd) |
76.5 (5.3) |
74.2 (6.0) |
0.011 |
76.1 (5.5) |
73.3 (5.5) |
< 0.001 |
|
Height, cm (sd) |
175.5 (6.2) |
176.5 (7.1) |
0.248 |
160.9 (5.7) |
162.5 (5.7) |
0.016 |
|
Weight, kg (sd) |
82.6 (13.3) |
92.7 (17.4) |
< 0.001 |
70.5 (13.3) |
74.8 (11.9) |
0.004 |
|
Smokers, % |
12 |
5.7 |
0.170 |
12.9 |
9.3 |
0.383 |
|
Physical activity, walk (sd)* |
3.7 (3.0) |
3.3 (4.0) |
0.003 |
3.3 (3.7) |
2.6 (2.6) |
0.001 |
|
Abdominal circumference, cm (sd) |
102.1 (10.5) |
108.2 (12.7) |
< 0.001 |
99.4 (12.9) |
93.9 (11.2) |
< 0.001 |
|
BMI, kg/m2 (sd) |
26.8 (3.8) |
29.7 (4.9) |
< 0.001 |
27.2 (4.8) |
28.4 (4.6) |
0.035 |
|
FFM, kg (sd) |
63.8 (7.6) |
56.7 (6.9) |
< 0.001 |
45.8 (6.3) |
41.1 (4.6) |
< 0.001 |
|
FAT, kg (sd) |
18.5 (7.0) |
32.9 (11.0) |
< 0.001 |
24.3 (7.4) |
31.7 (8.9) |
< 0.001 |
|
Percent body fat, % (sd) |
21.8 (5.5) |
34.5 (5.9) |
< 0.001 |
34.0 (5.0) |
41.9 (6.6) |
< 0.001 |
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Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (sd) |
142.8 (19.8) |
148.0 (19.6) |
0.005 |
141.9 (20.6) |
137.2 (16.8) |
0.060 |
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Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (sd) |
76.0 (9.4) |
77.6 (9.6) |
0.357 |
72.1 (9.5) |
74.1 (8.9) |
0.099 |
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*Hours spent walking per week, average time over the whole year BMI = Body mass index; FFM = Fat free mass; FAT = Fat mass |
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Eysteinsdottir et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:12 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-12 |
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