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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants by weight change status

From: Hilly neighborhoods are associated with increased risk of weight gain among older adults in rural Japan: a 3-years follow-up study

 

Weight change status (≥ 2.5 kg) for 3 years

Unchanged

Gained

Lost

n (%)

514 (72.0)

66 (9.2)

134 (18.8)

Age [median (IQR)]

70.0 (68.0, 71.0)

70.0 (67.0, 73.0)

71.0 (68.0, 71.0)

Gender: male/female (%)

191/323 (37.2/62.8)

33/33 (50.0/50.0)

45/89 (33.6/66.4)

Weight [median (IQR)]

52.25 (46.4, 57.9)

54.80 (48.1, 60.2)

53.75 (49.8, 59.6)

Smoking: non-smoker/smoker (%)

485/29 (94.4/5.6)

50/16 (75.8/24.2)

129/5 (96.3/3.7)

Drinking: non-drinker/drinker (%)

245/269 (47.7/52.3)

38/28 (57.6/42.4)

57/77 (42.5/57.5)

Education: ≥ 12 years/< 12 years (%)

159/355 (30.9/69.1)

21/45 (31.8/68.2)

33/101 (24.6/75.4)

Driving license: no/yes (%)

117/397 (22.8/77.2)

15/51 (22.7/77.3)

32/102 (23.9/76.1)