Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the obese adults according to the body mass index at second period (2004–2005).
From: Association of weight fluctuation with cardiovascular disease risk among initially obese adults
Characteristic | Weight gain (n = 1,659) | No weight change (n = 59,975) | Weight loss (n = 5,467) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 51.3 (9.0) | 50.5 (8.1) | 51.2 (8.6) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Female | 822 (49.5) | 22,073 (36.8) | 2,702 (49.4) |
Male | 837 (50.5) | 37,902 (63.2) | 2,765 (50.6) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.1 (2.0) | 26.9 (1.7) | 28.1 (3.8) |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 130.3 (17.8) | 129.6 (17.1) | 130.5 (17.7) |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 81.8 (11.5) | 81.8 (11.4) | 81.9 (11.5) |
Fasting serum glucose, mg/dL | 100.7 (40.4) | 98.8 (31.6) | 101.1 (35.9) |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 205.0 (39.3) | 206.3 (38.2) | 207.7 (39.7) |
Aspartate aminotransferase, IU/L | 28.3 (17.2) | 28.2 (16.1) | 28.9 (19.8) |
Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L | 29.8 (21.7) | 31.2 (22.8) | 31.1 (23.6) |
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, IU/L | 42.0 (56.0) | 44.0 (48.2) | 41.5 (48.2) |
Charlson comorbidity index | |||
0 | 1,038 (62.6) | 40,082 (66.8) | 3,524 (64.5) |
1 | 427 (25.7) | 14,123 (23.6) | 1,332 (24.4) |
≥ 2 | 194 (11.7) | 5,770 (9.6) | 611 (11.2) |
Smoking status, n (%) | |||
Never | 1,136 (68.5) | 37,947 (63.3) | 3,841 (70.3) |
Previous | 136 (8.2) | 7,112 (11.2) | 542 (9.9) |
Current | 387 (23.3) | 14,916 (24.5) | 1,084 (19.8) |
Alcohol consumption frequency, n (%) | |||
None | 937 (56.5) | 29,750 (49.6) | 3,110 (56.9) |
1–6 days | 666 (40.1) | 28,148 (46.9) | 2,157 (39.5) |
Everyday | 56 (3.4) | 2,077 (3.5) | 200 (3.7) |
Exercise frequency, n (%) | |||
None | 940 (56.7) | 30,275 (50.5) | 3,058 (55.9) |
1–6 days | 613 (36.9) | 25,716 (42.9) | 2,086 (38.2) |
Everyday | 106 (6.4) | 3,984 (6.6) | 323 (5.9) |
