Table 1 |
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Gender comparison of weight, waist, BMI, Activity score, and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels in 955 patients aged 45 to 49 years in one general practice in Canberra |
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Variable |
Male |
Female |
t test |
P value |
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Minimum |
Maximum |
Mean |
SD |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Mean |
SD |
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Weight (Kilograms) |
55 |
125 |
90.0 |
14.2 |
47 |
143 |
78.34 |
17.8 |
8.5 |
0.000 |
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Waist (centimetres) |
72 |
136 |
96.9 |
12.6 |
26 |
127 |
86.88 |
14.2 |
8.3 |
0.000 |
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BMI* score |
20 |
43 |
27.4 |
4.4 |
21 |
53 |
28.08 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
0.471 |
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Activity score |
0 |
8 |
3.9 |
2.0 |
0 |
10 |
3.09 |
2.2 |
- |
0.500* |
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25-OHD level (nmol/l) |
10 |
141 |
74.0 |
28.8 |
12 |
228 |
60.3 |
26.3 |
3.8 |
0.000 |
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BMI = Body mas index (kg/m2) Reference range BMI of ≥ 25 conveys increased risk [1] Waist reference range ≥ 94 cm in males and ≥ 80 cm in females conveys increased risk [1] * Mann-Whitney U test |
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Kljakovic et al. Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2012 11:3 doi:10.1186/1447-056X-11-3 |
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