Table 2 |
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Characteristics of men and women among familial history of obesity (FHO)a. |
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Men |
Women |
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FHO+ (N = 49) |
FHO- (N = 80) |
FHO+ (N = 100) |
FHO- (N = 97) |
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Age, y |
36.2 ± 10.8 |
32.4 ± 10.0* |
38.0 ± 12.1 |
32.5 ± 10.3*** |
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Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2 |
25.2 ± 2.0 |
23.9 ± 2.8* |
23.0 ± 2.5 |
22.3 ± 2.3 |
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Physical activity during leisure time, kcal/day |
367 ± 340 |
373 ± 259 |
330 ± 259 |
285 ± 152 |
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Smokersb, n(%) |
6 (12) |
8 (10) |
7 (7) |
10 (10) |
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Personal income ($)c |
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<12000, n (%) |
14 (29) |
29 (37) |
27 (28) |
36 (37) |
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12000 – 29999, n (%) |
13 (27) |
13 (16) |
18 (18) |
21 (22) |
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30000 – 49999, n (%) |
10 (20) |
19 (24) |
34 (35) |
29 (30) |
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≥50000, n (%) |
12 (24) |
18 (23) |
19 (19) |
11 (11) |
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aGeneral linear model was applied to compare means according to gender and FHO. bMissing value for two men and nine women. cPersonal income is expressed as Canadian dollar and was not available for one man and two women. * Significantly different from the FHO+ group (P < 0.05). *** Significantly different from the FHO+ group (P < 0.001). |
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Paradis et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:38 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-3-38 |
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