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Mean year of report
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Mean year of measurement
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|---|
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1999
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2002a
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2006
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2008
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2008
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|---|
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Age at time of report or measurement, mean (SD)
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56.1 (4.6)
|
60.1 (4.7)
|
64.1 (4.6)
|
65.7 (4.7)
|
66.0 (4.7)
|
|
Anthropometry:
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|
Weight, kg, mean (SD)
|
67.1 (11.2)
|
67.6 (11.5)
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68.4 (11.9)
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68.4 (11.9)
|
69.8 (12.6)
|
|
Height, cm, mean (SD)b
|
162.7 (6.5)
|
NA
|
NA
|
162.2 (6.3)
|
161.5 (6.3)
|
|
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)b
|
25.4 (4.1)
|
25.5 (4.2)
|
25.8 (4.4)
|
26.0 (4.4)
|
26.8 (4.7)
|
|
Waist, cm, mean (SD)
|
NA
|
76.8 (9.3)
|
79.3 (10.0)
|
82.2 (10.3)
|
88.8 (12.6)
|
|
Hips, cm, mean (SD)
|
NA
|
100.3 (7.5)
|
100.6 (7.8)
|
101.6 (8.2)
|
104.7 (10.3)
|
- Women with missing values for a variable were excluded when calculating the means
- Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, NA not asked, SD standard deviation
- a)3691 of 3999 women responded to this questionnaire
- b)BMI values for 2002 and 2006 were calculated using height reported in 1999
