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Table 1 Characteristics of the PROMIS study participants

From: Physical activity, smoking, and genetic predisposition to obesity in people from Pakistan: the PROMIS study

Trait

Total sample (N = 16,157)

Controls (N = 8232)

Cases (N = 7925)

Sex (male/female) %

82/18

80/20

84/16

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 ± 4.1

25.9 ± 4.3

25.8 ± 3.9

Age (years)

53.8 ± 9.6

54.1 ± 8.9

53.6 ± 10.3

Genetic risk score

87 ± 6

87 ± 6

87 ± 6

aSmoking – N (%)

   

Never

8045 (50)

4810 (58)

3235 (41)

Ex-smokers

1495 (9)

819 (10)

676 (9)

Current

6537 (41)

2590 (32)

3497 (50)

Physical activity- N (%)

   

Light

5261 (39)

2749 (41)

2512 (38)

Moderate

6788 (51)

3401 (50)

3387 (51)

Heavy

1394 (10)

634 (9)

760 (11)

  1. Data are means ± SD unless otherwise indicated
  2. aAmong controls, N = 13 and N = 1448 participants miss lifestyle data on smoking and physical activity, respectively