Table 2 Description of the independent variables in a cohort of young Swedish men. Height and BMI are continuous variables, whereas intellectual capacity and coping are interval variables but treated as continuous variables in this analysis.
Variable | Numbers tested | Range of Values | Mean; SD | Skewness | Kurtosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Height | 48,502 | 128–208 | 179.7;6.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
BMI | 48,502 | 14.3–54.6 | 22.5;3.4 | 1.5 (0.9)* | 7.4 (4.5)* |
Intellectual Capacity | 46,097 | 1–9 | 5.0;2.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Coping | 40,094 | 1–9 | 4.8;1.8 | -0.1 | 2.2 |