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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants by weight-adjusted-waist index among U.S. adults

From: Association of weight-adjusted waist index with all-cause mortality among non-Asian individuals: a national population-based cohort study

Characteristics

Missing, %

Weight-adjusted-waist index

Q1 (n = 4,648)

Q2 (n = 4,648)

Q3 (n = 4,648)

Q4 (n = 4,648)

Age (years)

0

35.34 ± 13.83

45.59 ± 15.45

51.42 ± 16.35

57.06 ± 16.66

Family PIR

9.2

3.03 ± 1.69

3.14 ± 1.65

2.96 ± 1.67

2.59 ± 1.58

Gender, (%)

0

    

Male

 

60.11

52.04

46.87

32.78

Female

 

39.89

47.96

53.13

67.22

Race/ethnicity, (%)

0

    

Non-Hispanic White

 

67.91

68.31

66.73

70.21

Non-Hispanic Black

 

15.92

11.08

10.52

9.47

Mexican American

 

6.27

9.57

11.54

10.76

Other races

 

9.90

11.04

11.20

9.56

Education level, (%)

5.3

    

< high school

 

9.34

12.36

16.46

19.27

High school

 

18.92

21.57

25.17

26.94

> high school

 

71.74

66.08

58.37

53.79

Drinking alcohol, (%)

8.0

    

Current

 

57.71

57.72

57.53

55.42

Former

 

16.99

20.03

21.01

18.51

Never

 

25.30

22.75

22.46

26.07

Smoking status, (%)

1.4

    

Current

 

20.96

20.70

19.04

18.04

Former

 

14.94

23.50

29.11

30.85

Never

 

64.00

55.80

51.85

51.11

Diabetes, (%)

0.1

    

Yes

 

2.78

7.95

14.58

26.55

No

 

97.22

92.05

85.42

73.45

Stroke, (%)

5.3

    

Yes

 

0.78

2.04

3.06

5.47

No

 

99.22

97.96

96.94

94.53

Coronary heart disease, (%)

5.5

    

Yes

 

0.89

2.16

4.31

7.54

No

 

99.11

97.84

95.69

92.46

Renal failure, (%)

5.3

    

Yes

 

1.27

2.26

2.46

5.44

No

 

98.73

97.74

97.54

94.56

Hypertension, (%)

0.1

    

Yes

 

12.80

28.61

38.96

52.36

No

 

87.20

72.39

61.04

47.64

Myocardial infarction, (%)

5.3

    

Yes

 

0.59

2.20

4.59

7.54

No

 

99.41

97.80

95.41

92.46

Cancer, (%)

5.3

    

Yes

 

5.10

10.19

11.84

17.33

No

 

94.90

89.81

88.16

82.67

Liver diseases, (%)

5.4

    

Yes

 

5.10

10.19

11.84

17.33

No

 

94.90

89.81

88.16

82.67

Weight (kg)

0

74.57 ± 16.80

82.50 ± 19.32

87.36 ± 21.73

92.74 ± 24.93

Waist circumference (cm)

0

85.53 ± 10.55

97.28 ± 11.58

105.45 ± 13.08

116.18 ± 15.86

BMI (kg/m2)

0

24.82 ± 4.70

28.36 ± 5.27

30.93 ± 6.40

34.53 ± 7.73

WWI (cm/√kg)

0

9.95 ± 0.39

10.75 ± 0.17

11.33 ± 0.17

12.14 ± 0.41

  1. Mean ± SD for continuous variables: the P value was calculated by the weighted linear regression model; (%) for categorical variables: the P value was calculated by the weighted chi-square test. Abbreviation: PIR, the ratio of income to poverty, BMI, body mass index; Q, quartile; WWI, weight-adjusted-waist index
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