Premenopausal women | Postmenopausal women | All women | |||||||
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n = 239 | n = 248 | n = 487 | |||||||
Cases (61) mean value (SD) | Controls (178) mean value (SD) | P value | Cases (132) mean value (SD) | Controls (116) mean value (SD) | P value | Cases mean value (SD) | Controls mean value (SD) | P value | |
Overall body size | |||||||||
Body mass (kg) | 67.98 (13.06) | 65.45 (12.16) | 0.28 | 69.47 (12.24) | 70.18 (12.11) | 0.71 | 69.0 (12.49) | 67.32 (12.34) | 0.14 |
Height (m) | 1.59 (0.06) | 1.59 (0.06) | 0.38 | 1.56 (0.06) | 1.55 (0.06) | 0.20 | 1.57 (0.06) | 1.58 (0.06) | 0.16 |
WHR | 0.80 (0.05) | 0.76 (0.05) | <0.01 | 0.81 (0.05) | 0.81 (0.07) | 0.21 | 0.81 (0.05) | 0.78 (0.07) | <0.01 |
BMI | 27.14 (5.96) | 25.59 (4.78) | 0.26 | 28.48 (4.54) | 29.14 (4.46) | 0.99 | 28.07 (5.06) | 26.99 (4.96) | 0.05 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 82.21 (10.68) | 78.92 (10.53) | 0.05 | 87.06 (10.61) | 89.25 (12.0) | 0.30 | 85.52 (10.84) | 82.99 (12.21) | <0.01 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 103.23 (9.46) | 103.53 (9.07) | 0.85 | 106.86 (10.75) | 109.5 (10.13) | 0.08 | 105.71 (10.47) | 105.89 (9.93) | 0.95 |
Regional body sizes | |||||||||
Arm circumference (cm) | 29.19 (4.24) | 28.87 (3.34) | 0.87 | 30.05 (3.64) | 31.12 (3.74) | 0.03 | 29.78 (3.85) | 29.76 (3.67) | 0.66 |
Thigh circumference (cm) | 56.13 (5.2) | 54.58 (5.31) | 0.05 | 55.70 (5.12) | 53.59 (6.56) | 0.01 | 55.83 (5.13) | 54.19 (5.83) | <0.01 |
Wrist circumference (cm) | 16.26 (1.06) | 15.91 (0.92) | 0.02 | 16.95 (1.08) | 16.55 (1.14) | 0.01 | 16.72 (1.12) | 16.16 (1.06) | <0.01 |
Neck circumference (cm) | 34.58 (2.87) | 35.61 (2.21) | 0.21 | 35.02 (2.47) | 35.45 (2.35) | 0.29 | 34.88 (2.6) | 35.54 (18.0) | 0.10 |
Triceps skinfold thickness (mm) | 30.50 (9.39) | 24.52 (7.4) | <0.01 | 30.03 (8.96) | 27.84 (7.46) | 0.21 | 30.19 (9.07) | 25.84 (7.59) | <0.01 |
Subscapular skinfold thickness (mm) | 32.32 (12.68) | 29.42 (11.44) | 0.12 | 35.35 (11.06) | 33.72 (12.51) | 0.08 | 34.4 (11.65) | 31.12 (12.04) | <0.01 |
Suprailiac skinfold thickness (mm) | 34.35 (12.81) | 34.06 (14.05) | 0.88 | 38.57 (11.7) | 42.73 (15.44) | 0.09 | 37.23 (12.19) | 37.49 (15.2) | 0.80 |
Calf skinfold thickness (mm) | 20.44 (5.74) | 17.87 (4.62) | 0.02 | 19.88 (5.22) | 18.97 (5.24) | 0.33 | 20.04 (5.35) | 18.3 (4.89) | 0.01 |
Thickness of the skeleton | |||||||||
Hip width (biiliocristal) (mm) | 59.35 (3.81) | 58.05 (4.6) | 0.04 | 61.04 (5.64) | 62.73 (5.23) | 0.02 | 60.52 (5.19) | 59.9 (5.36) | 0.08 |
Shoulder width (biacromial) (mm) | 76.53 (4.65) | 73.86 (4.84) | <0.01 | 76.50 (6.38) | 73.35 (5.33) | <0.01 | 76.51 (5.88) | 73.66 (5.04) | <0.01 |
Wrist width (mm) | 52.54 (2.97) | 51.66 (3.1) | 0.17 | 54.07 (3.18) | 53.77 (3.4) | 0.58 | 53.6 (3.18) | 52.48 (3.38) | 0.01 |
Elbow width (mm) | 71.80 (7.46) | 64.38 (5.1) | <0.01 | 72.50 (9.93) | 66.84 (5.76) | <0.01 | 72.31 (9.28) | 65.36 (5.5) | <0.01 |
Knee width (mm) | 93.81 (9.53) | 92.78 (6.73) | 0.32 | 97.03 (8.89) | 96.79 (8.1) | 0.83 | 96.03 (9.16) | 94.32 (7.53) | 0.07 |
Ankle width (mm) | 66.13 (3.47) | 63.90 (3.67) | <0.01 | 66.59 (4.08) | 64.96 (3.84) | 0.01 | 66.45 (3.88) | 64.31 (3.77) | <0.01 |
Arm width (mm) | 76.29 (3.55) | 74.51 (3.86) | <0.01 | 77.60 (3.76) | 74.88 (3.9) | <0.01 | 77.19 (3.74) | 74.65 (3.87) | <0.01 |
Transverse chest diameter (mm) | 278.25 (21.52) | 267.13 (20.92) | <0.01 | 276.61 (21.16) | 275.27 (23.11) | 0.63 | 277.13 (21.22) | 270.34 (22.13) | <0.01 |
Sagittal chest diameter (mm) | 202.92 (23.28) | 198.76 (21.96) | 0.33 | 218.16 (23.14) | 219.87 (23.04) | 0.76 | 213.37 (24.18) | 207.09 (24.62) | <0.01 |
Maximal pelvis diameter (mm) | 342.20 (25.4) | 346.52 (28.98) | 0.30 | 345.36 (23.39) | 362.64 (27.87) | <0.01 | 344.37 (24.02) | 352.88 (29.57) | <0.01 |
Body proportions | |||||||||
Length of trunk (mm) | 487.02 (26.72) | 503.22 (36.71) | <0.01 | 489.60 (70.27) | 500.81 (36.56) | <0.01 | 488.79 (60.14) | 502.27 (36.61) | <0.01 |
Hip-to-shoulder ratio | 77.55 (4.74) | 78.74 (6.04) | 0.24 | 79.97 (5.86) | 85.69 (6.46) | <0.01 | 79.21 (5.63) | 81.48 (7.07) | <0.01 |
Hip-to-height ratio | 18.20 (1.55) | 18.29 (1.42) | 0.44 | 18.99 (1.35) | 20.20 (1.51) | <0.01 | 18.74 (1.46) | 19.04 (1.73) | 0.05 |
Shoulder-to-height ratio | 23.44 (1.33) | 23.25 (1.06) | 0.20 | 23.78 (1.16) | 23.6 (1.08) | 0.26 | 23.67 (1.23) | 23.39 (1.08) | <0.01 |
Trunk-to-height ratio | 30.69 (1.96) | 31.57 (2.09) | <0.01 | 31.39 (4.72) | 32.29 (2.06) | <0.01 | 31.17 (4.07) | 31.86 (2.11) | <0.01 |