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Table 1 Means and ranges of anthropometric measures and physical activity level and the distributions of subjects by smoking class

From: Body mass index is associated with lumbar disc degeneration in young Finnish males: subsample of Northern Finland birth cohort study 1986

 

Males

Females

Both sexes

 
 

Means (ranges) of anthropometric measures and physical activity

No. of valid observations

BMI 16 yr (kg/m2)

21.2 (15.6–33.0)

20.7 (14.5–35.8)

20.9 (14.5–35.8)

550

BMI 19 yr (kg/m2)

23.8 (16.0–38.1)

22.1 (15.8–39.9)

22.8 (15.8–39.9)

558

Weight 16 yr (kg)

65.6 (45.2–112.1)

55.8 (37.5–94.0)

59.9 (37.5–112.1)

550

Weight 19 yr (kg)

75.7 (52.5–123.6)

59.8 (39.9–114.1)

66.4 (39.9–123.6)

558

Height 16 yr (cm)

175.6 (158.2–196.2)

164.1 (134.7–179.2)

168.9 (134.7–196.2)

550

Height 19 yr (cm)

178.3 (158.5-201.0)

164.3 (145.0-179.0)

170.1 (145.0-201.0)

558

Waist circumference 16 yr (cm)

75.9 (62.5-108.1)

70.4 (59.5-100.5)

72.7 (59.5-108.1)

537

Waist circumference 19 yr (cm)

81.8 (62.5-121.0)

72.3 (59.0-118.5)

76.3 (59.0-121.0)

556

Physical activity level (MET hours/week#)

34.6 (4.0-76.0)

29.6 (2.8-64.3)

31.7 (2.8-76.0)

555

 

Distributions of subjects by smoking class

 

Smoking (pack- years*) at 19 yr

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

 

None

177 (76)

239 (74)

416 (75)

 

0.01–3.99

37 (16)

67 (21)

104 (19)

 

≥4.00

19 (8)

19 (6)

38 (7)

 
  1. # Metabolic equivalent (MET) hours per week calculated from physical activity level outside school hours.
  2. * Years of smoking multiplied by the packs of cigarettes smoked daily.