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Table 1 Distribution of body size measures at baseline and wave 2 for the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study participants

From: Change in weight and waist circumference and risk of colorectal cancer: results from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

 

All participants

Attended wave 2

 

Baseline

 

Baseline

Wave 2

 

n

mean (SD)

n

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Waist circumference (cm)

 

All

41, 514

85.5 (13.0)

20, 595

83.6 (12.0)

90.5 (12.5)

Females

24, 469

80.0 (11.8)

12, 566

78.1 (10.5)

86.1 (11.9)

Males

17, 045

93.5 (10.0)

8029

92.1 (8.9)

97.5 (10.0)

Weight (kg)

 

All

41, 514

73.4 (13.7)

20, 595

72.3 (12.7)

74.5 (13.6)

Females

24, 469

68.2 (12.4)

12, 566

67.1 (11.1)

69.7 (12.4)

Males

17, 045

80.8 (11.8)

8029

80.4 (10.7)

82.1 (11.9)

Hips circumference (cm)

 

All

41, 514

101.4 (8.9)

20, 595

100.6 (7.9)

104.0 (8.9)

Females

24, 469

101.6 (10.0)

12, 566

100.7 (8.8)

104.5 (10.0)

Males

17, 045

101.1 (7.1)

8029

100.5 (6.2)

103.3 (6.6)