Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.
From: Silhouette images enable estimation of body fat distribution and associated cardiometabolic risk
Males (N = 19,435) | Females (N = 20,597) | |
|---|---|---|
Age at time of MRI (years) | 65.2 ± 7.7 | 63.8 ± 7.5 |
Self-reported ethnicity category | ||
White | 18,773 (96.6) | 19,936 (96.8) |
Black | 137 (0.7) | 192 (0.9) |
East Asian | 112 (0.6) | 137 (0.7) |
South Asian | 238 (1.2) | 133 (0.6) |
Other | 175 (0.9) | 199 (1.0) |
Blood pressure | ||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 142.0 ± 17.4 | 135.8 ± 19.2 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80.6 ± 9.9 | 76.7 ± 10.0 |
Anthropometrics | ||
Weight (kg) | 83.8 ± 13.2 | 68.9 ± 12.7 |
Height (cm) | 176.3 ± 6.6 | 162.8 ± 6.35 |
Body-mass index (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 3.8 | 26.1 ± 4.6 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 94.6 ± 10.5 | 82.8 ± 11.6 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 100.9 ± 7.3 | 100.9 ± 9.6 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.94 ± 0.06 | 0.82 ± 0.07 |
Fat depot volumes (quantified by MRI) | ||
Visceral adipose tissue (L) | 5.0 ± 2.3 | 2.6 ± 1.5 |
Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (L) | 5.9 ± 2.5 | 7.9 ± 3.3 |
Gluteofemoral adipose tissue (L) | 9.3 ± 2.6 | 11.3 ± 3.2 |
Cardiometabolic diseases (at time of imaging) | ||
Type 2 diabetes | 1266 (6.5) | 638 (3.1) |
Coronary artery disease | 1545 (7.9) | 418 (2.0) |
Hypertension | 7200 (37.0) | 5073 (24.6) |
Hypercholesterolemia | 5386 (27.7) | 3168 (15.4) |
