Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline, stratified for BMI subgroup.

From: Body mass index and the risk of ulnar nerve entrapment in individuals without diabetes—a longitudinal cohort study from Sweden

Variable

Normal weight n = 11,946

Overweight n = 8947

Obesity n = 2361

Age, years (±SD)

56 ± 7

59.6 ± 8

59 ± 7

BMI (kg/m2) (±SD)

22.6 ± 1.6

27.0 ± 1.8

32.7 ± 2.7

Current smoking (n, %)

3663 (32.2)

2024 (24.1)

435 (20.1)

Alcohol (g/day, IQR)

7.5 (13.0)

7.6 (14.2)

5.1 (12.5)

Hypertension (n, %)

4282 (35.9)

4338 (48.5)

1445 (61.2)

Manual work (n, %)

3572 (31.7)

3231 (38.8)

1036 (48.5)

Incident UNE (n, %)

82 (0.7)

80 (0.9)

30 (1.3)

  1. BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, UNE ulnar nerve entrapment.
  2. Normal weight; BMI < 25, overweight; BMI ≥ 25 to <30, obesity BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Participants with prevalent or incident DM, with a BMI < 18.5 or prevalent UNE, were excluded.
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