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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the total Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study population and stratified by sex

From: Adiposity and hand osteoarthritis: the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study

 

Total population

Men

Women

 

(n = 5,284)

(n = 2,490)

(n = 2,794)

Age (years)

56 (51 to 61)

57 (51 to 61)

56 (51 to 61)

BMI (kg/m2)

29.9 (27.8 to 32.8)

29.6 (27.9 to 32.0))

30.3 (27.8 to 33.5)

Weight (kg)

90.6 (80.6 to 100.8)

96.6 (89.2 to 106.0)

84.0 (75.8 to 94.2)

Fat percentage (%)

37.5 (29.0 to 43.7)

29.0 (25.9 to 32.7)

43.3 (39.9 to 46.4)

Fat mass (kg)

32.4 (26.1 to 40.0)

28.1 (23.6 to 34.0)

36.4 (30.4 to 43.1)

WHR

0.93 (0.87 to 0.99)

0.98 (0.94 to 1.03)

0.88 (0.84 to 0.92)

VAT (cm2)a

122.1 (85.4 to 166.3)

142.1 (108.1 to 185.5)

97.2 (67.8 to 138.2)

SAT (cm2)a

308.3 (242.3 to 388.4)

262.4 (210.3 to 324.2)

359.4 (298.7 to 434.0)

Hand osteoarthritis

746 (14.1)

188 (7.6)

558 (20.0)

  1. Numbers represent medians (interquartile ranges) or number (percentage).
  2. BMI, body mass index; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.
  3. an = 923 men, n = 798 women.