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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (n = 1,795)

From: Parity and diabetes risk among hispanic women from Colombia: cross-sectional evidence

Variable

All women

No. of births

 

Mean (SD)

0 (n = 139)

1 or 2 (n = 342)

3–5 (n = 758)

≥6 (n = 556)

 

n

Mean (SD)

Age (yr)

1,795

61.9 (10.0)

61.1 (10.3)

57.7 (9.6)

59.8 (9.3)

67.5 (8.7)

Menarque (yr)

1,795

13.4 (1.8)

13.7 (2.0)

13.2 (1.9)

13.3 (1.8)

13.5 (1.7)

Menopause (yr)

1,795

46.9 (5.8)

46.3 (6.0)

46.3 (5.6)

46.6 (5.8)

47.7 (5.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

1,795

26.7 (5.1)

25.6 (5.7)

26.4 (4.6)

27.1 (5.0)

26.7 (5.3)

Waist Circum.(cm)

1,795

86.4 (11.4)

82.9 (12.6)

84.8 (10.9)

86.7 (11.6)

87.9 (11.6)

Hip Circum.(cm)

1,795

101.7(12.2)

98.0 (13.9)

102.0 (11.9)

102.2 (12.1)

101.9 (11.9)

WHR

1,795

0.87 (0.36)

0.90 (0.66)

0.83 (0.08)

0.87 (0.48)

0.87 (0.07)

Systolic BP(mmHg)

1,795

134 (22)

132 (22)

127 (19)

133 (21)

140 (24)

Diastolic BP(mmHg)

1,795

82 (13)

80 (12)

80 (12)

82 (13)

85 (14)

 

n

%

n (% row)

BMI category

   

Underweight

71

4.2

16 (22.5)

9 (12.7)

25 (35.2)

21 (29.6)

Normal

639

37.6

53 (8.3)

132 (20.7)

262 (41)

192 (30.0)

Overweight

626

36.8

38 (6.1)

114 (18.2)

277 (44.2)

197 (31.5)

Obese

364

21.4

25 (6.9)

62 (17.0)

169 (46.4)

108 (29.7)

WHR category

 

Low risk

366

22.7

37 (10.1)

89 (24.3)

163 (44.5)

77 (21.1)

Moderate risk

453

28.2

44 (9.7)

96 (21.2)

183 (40.4)

130 (28.7)

High risk

791

49.1

49 (6.2)

123 (15.6)

330 (41.7)

289 (36.5)

Disease frequency

      

Diabetes

133

7.4

2 (1.4)

21 (6.1)

53 (7.0)

57 (10.3)

  1. BMI = Body Mass Index; WHR = Waist Hip Ratio.