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Table 2 Basic demographic parameters of the population studied

From: Significant but weak spousal concordance of metabolic syndrome components in Japanese couples

 

Unit

Husbands

Wives

p for differencea

AM

ASD

AM

ASD

Age

Years

48.9

7.0

47.3

7.1

**

Difference in age

Years

1.6

2.8

1.6

2.8

 

Waist circumference (WC)

cm

82.9

8.2

77.2

8.4

**

Body mass index (BMI)

kg/m2

23.3

3.1

21.3

2.9

**

Non-drinking rateb

%

26.1

 

60.4

 

**

Non-smoking ratec

%

68.9

 

96.6

 

**

  1. Data for 756 couples
  2. AM Arithmetic mean, ASD Arithmetic standard deviation
  3. a p by paired t test for age, waist circumference and BMI, and by McNemar’s test for drinking and smoking habits; ** for p < 0.01
  4. bRate for those who never or seldom drink (n = 197 for husbands and 457 for wives)
  5. cRate for those who are not current smokers (n = 521 for husbands and 730 for wives)