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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study participants stratified by sex, generation, and follow-up visit

From: A multilevel linear mixed model of the association between candidate genes and weight and body mass index using the Framingham longitudinal family data

 

n

Age (yr) [Mean (SD)]

Weight (kg) [Mean (SD)]

BMI (kg/m2) [Mean (SD)]

Cohort

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Original (n = 305)

        

   Visit 1

93

211

34.6 (3.1)

34.9 (4.0)

75.2 (10.0)

59.3 (9.1)

25.1 (2.8)

23.2 (3.4)

   Visit 2

92

203

40.6 (3.1)

40.9 (4.0)

78.0 (10.2)

61.4 (9.1)

26.0 (2.9)

23.9 (3.4)

   Visit 3

90

205

46.6 (3.1)

46.9 (4.1)

78.6 (10.1)

62.6 (9.9)

26.1 (2.7)

24.4 (3.7)

   Visit 4

76

184

54.4 (3.1)

54.7 (3.8)

79.3 (9.9)

64.0 (10.2)

27.0 (2.8)

25.0 (3.5)

Offspring (n = 2411)

        

   Visit 1

1053

1273

34.4 (8.6)

34.3 (8.8)

81.3 (11.6)

61.8 (11.3)

26.5 (3.4)

23.8 (4.2)

   Visit 2

991

1154

46.0 (9.3)

46.4 (9.3)

84.0 (12.5)

65.9 (13.6)

26.9 (3.7)

24.9 (5.0)

   Visit 3

1041

1240

53.1 (9.2)

53.3 (9.2)

86.6 (13.4)

69.6 (14.5)

28.0 (4.0)

26.5 (5.4)

   Visit 4

1067

1268

60.0 (9.1)

60.3 (9.1)

88.3 (14.7)

71.8 (15.8)

28.6 (4.4)

27.5 (5.9)

Generation 3 (n = 3804)

        

   Visit 1

1780

2024

40.3 (8.9)

40.0 (8.8)

88.3 (15.9)

69.9 (16.6)

27.8 (4.7)

25.8 (6.0)