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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics among women in the Minnesota Family Study.

From: Linkage analysis of obesity phenotypes in pre- and post-menopausal women from a United States mid-western population

Variablea

Pre-menopausal women (n = 172)

Post-menopausal women (n = 405)

Age, years

42 (36-47)

63 (57-70)

BMIb, kg/m2

24.8 (21.9-29.3)

25.6 (23.1-29.1)

WHRc

0.79 (0.75-0.84)

0.85 (0.79-0.89)

Waist circumference, inches

31.0 (28.4-35.7)

34.0 (30.7-38.0)

Hip circumference, inches

39.7 (37.1-43.0)

40.0 (38.0-43.0)

  1. aMedian (25th and 75th percentiles).
  2. bBody mass index.
  3. cWaist to hip ratio.
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