Table 1 Sex-stratified characteristics of the study population from the EPIC-Potsdam substudy (n=160).

From: Identification of novel genes whose expression in adipose tissue affects body fat mass and distribution: an RNA-Seq and Mendelian Randomization study

Characteristics

Women

Men

Sample size

88

72

Age, years

62.7 (8.4)

66.9 (8.3)

Smoking, %

  Never

54.5

29.2

  Former

31.8

55.6

  Current

13.6

15.3

CPAI, %

  Inactive

8.0

8.3

  Moderately inactive

26.1

29.1

  Moderately active

35.2

33.3

  Active

30.7

29.2

Vocational training, %

  No vocational training/ vocational training

40.9

34.7

  Technical college

26.1

11.1

  University

31.8

54.2

 Myocardial infarction, %

0

1.4

 Stroke, %

0

0

 Heart failure, %

0

0

 Diabetes, %

2.3

11.1

 BMI, kg/m2

27.8 (4.3)

28.1 (3.9)

 SAT, kg*

20.1 (5.2)

14.8 (4.3)

 TAT, kg*

23.7 (5.4)

21.0 (5.9)

  1. Values are relative frequencies, mean and SD, or *median and median absolute deviation.
  2. CPAI Cambridge physical activity index, BMI body mass index, AT adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous AT, TAT total AT.
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