Table 1: Mean, SD and the quartiles of the different anthropometric and laboratory variables in men (upper part) and women (lower part).

(a)

Men (,292) Mean SD 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Age (years) 43 11 35 43 51 Waist (cm) 94 10 88 93 100 Weight (kg) 82 13 74 81 89 Waist/hip ratio 0.97 0.10 0.91 0.97 1.03 Waist/height ratio 0.54 0.06 0.49 0.53 0.57 BAI 24 4 21 23 26 BMI (kg/m2) 27 4 24 26 29 Systolic BP (mmHg) 124 14 115 120 130 Diastolic BP (mmHg) 78 8 71 78 82 Glucose (mg/dL) 92 9 86 91 97 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 50 10 43 49 56 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 122 31 100 120 142 Triglycerides (mg/dL) 109 2 76 108 153 Alcohol consumption (glass/week) 1.2 2.3 0 0 2 Sport intensity (hours/week) 2.3 2.7 0 2 3.3 Schooling years (years) 15 3 14 16 17

(b)

Women (,741) Mean SD 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Age (years) 44 11 36 45 52 Waist (cm) 81 11 73 80 88 Weight (kg) 66 12 58 64 73 Waist/hip ratio 0.84 0.10 0.77 0.84 0.90 Waist/height ratio 0.50 0.07 0.45 0.49 0.54 BAI 29 5 25 28 31 BMI (kg/m2) 25 5 22 24 27 Systolic BP (mmHg) 116 15 105 114 125 Diastolic BP (mmHg) 74 8 70 72 80 Glucose (mg/dL) 88 9 82 88 94 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 65 15 54 63 73 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 117 32 94 114 136 Triglycerides (mg/dL) 89 2 63 86 121 Alcohol consumption (glass/week) 0.5 1.4 0 0 0 Sport intensity (hours/week) 1.8 2.5 0 1 3 Schooling years (years) 15 3 12 15 17

BAI: body adiposity index; BMI: Body mass index; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL—low density lipoprotein.