Comparison of Different Anthropometric Measurements and Inflammatory Biomarkers

Table 1

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

(a)

Men (𝑁=8,292)	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/m^2)	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 (𝑁=4,741)	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/m^2)	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.