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Table 1

Patient characteristics.

2013201420152016201720182019Change 13–19 value

Age in years, mean (median)66.5 (67)66.2 (67)66.7 (68)66.9 (68)67.1 (68)67.4 (69)67.7 (69)1.20.001
Weight in kg, mean (median)81.7 (80)82.3 (81)81.8 (80)83 (82)82.4 (81)82.6 (82)83.3 (83)1.6<0.001
BMI, mean (median)27 (26.4)27.1 (26.6)27 (26.6)27.4 (26.7)27.3 (26.8)27.3 (26.8)27.4 (27.1)0.4<0.001
Male sex69.1%71.3%69.7%71.4%69.8%70.4%73.5%4.4%NS
Male age in years, mean (median)65.2 (66)65 (66)65.4 (66)65.7 (67)65.8 (67)66.2 (67)66.7 (68)1.50.002
Female age in year, mean (median)69.6 (70)69.3 (70)69.7 (71)69.9 (71)70 (71)70.5 (72)70.3 (72)0.70.02
Male weight in kg, mean (median)86.3 (85)86.6 (85)86.6 (85)87.2 (85)87 (85)87.2 (85)87.7 (86)1.40.003
Female weight in kg, mean (median)71.2 (70)71.6 (70)70.6 (69)72.5 (71)71.9 (70)71.4 (70)71.4 (70)0.2NS
Male height in cm, mean (median)177.9 (178)177.8 (178)177.6 (178)177.8 (178)177.7 (178)177.7 (178)178 (178)0.1NS
Female height in cm, mean (median)164 (164)164.2 (164)164.3 (164)164.2 (164)163.6 (164)163.9 (164)163.8 (164)−0.2NS
Male BMI, mean (median)27.2 (26.8)27.4 (26.8)27.4 (27)27.5 (26.9)27.5 (26.9)27.6 (27.1)27.7 (27.4)0.5<0.001
Female BMI, (median)26.5 (25.6)26.5 (26)26.2 (25.7)26.9 (26.2)26.8 (26.3)26.6 (26.1)26.6 (25.8)0.1NS

values calculated with linear regression for continuous variables and logistic regression for categorical variables with year elapsed as independent variable. BMI = body mass index; kg = kilogram.