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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: Mendelian randomization: estimation of inpatient hospital costs attributable to obesity

 

Underweight [BMI < 18.5]

Normal [25 > BMI ≥ 18.5]

Overweight [30 > BMI ≥ 25]

Obese Class 1/2 [40 > BMI ≥ 30]

Obese Class 3 [BMI ≥ 40]

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Weighted GRS

Mean (SD)

3.07 (0.53)

3.11 (0.52)

3.16 (0.52)

3.21 (0.52)

3.29 (0.52)

3.16 (0.52)

Median (Q1, Q3)

3.06 (2.70, 3.42)

3.10 (2.75, 3.46)

3.15 (2.80, 3.51)

3.21 (2.86, 3.56)

3.29 (2.94, 3.65)

3.15 (2.80, 2.51)

BMI t0

Mean (SD)

17.6 (0.8)

22.9 (1.5)

27.3 (1.4)

33.1 (2.5)

43.6 (3.5)

27.4 (4.7)

Median (Q1, Q3)

17.9 (17.3, 18.2)

23.1 (21.8, 24.1)

27.2 (26.1, 28.5)

32.5 (31.1, 34.6)

42.5 (41.1, 45.1)

26.7 (24.1, 29.9)

Sex

Male

514 (21%)

55,141 (35%)

109,199 (53%)

53,078 (49%)

2818 (32%)

220,750 (45.8%)

Female

1980 (79%)

102,189 (65%)

96,208 (47%)

55,004 (51%)

5996 (68%)

261,377 (54.2%)

Age

Mean (SD)

55.4 (8.1)

55.7 (8.2)

57.0 (8.1)

60.0 (7.9)

55.6 (7.7)

56.5 (8.1)

Median (Q1, Q3)

56 (49, 62)

57 (49, 63)

59 (51, 64)

58 (51, 63)

56 (50, 62)

58 (50, 63)

Ethnicity

White

2319 (93%)

149,143 (95%)

193,899 (94%)

101,231 (94%)

8157 (93%)

454,127 (94%)

Black

10 (< 1%)

1427 (< 1%)

3063 (1%)

2613 (2%)

327 (4%)

7440 (2%)

Mixed

20 (< 1%)

864 (< 1%)

941 (< 1%)

531 (< 1%)

52 (< 1%)

2408 (< 1%)

Asian

84 (3%)

3895 (3%)

4643 (2%)

1937 (1%)

111 (1%)

10,670 (2%)

Other

54 (2%)

1732 (1%)

2522 (1%)

1535 (1%)

141 (2%)

5984 (1%)

Townsend Deprivation Index

Mean (SD)

−0.7 (3.4)

−1.5 (3.0)

−1.4 (3.0)

− 0.91 (3.2)

− 0.02 (3.4)

−1.3 (3.1)

Median (Q1, Q3)

−1.6 (−3.4, 1.7)

−2.3 (− 3.7, 0.2)

−2.3 (− 3.7, 0.3)

−1.76 (− 3.4, 1.2)

−.6 (− 2.8, 2.6)

−2.2 (− 3.7, 0.5)

Missing

5

183

239

138

13

578

Smoking Status

Yes

570 (23%)

17,726 (11%)

20,949 (10%)

10,479 (10%)

810 (9%)

429,176 (10%)

No

1911 (77%)

139,001 (88%)

183,417 (89%)

96,904 (90%)

7943 (90%)

50,534 (89%)

Missing/Prefer Not to Answer

13 (< 1%)

603 (< 1%)

1041 (1%)

699 (< 1%)

61 (1%)

2417 (1%)

TOTAL

2494 (0.1%)

157,330 (32.6%)

205,407 (42.6%)

108,082 (22.4%)

8814 (1.8%)

482,127 (100%)

Estimated UK National Averagea

< 1%

27%

39%

30%

4%

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  1. Health Survey for England 2017: Adult and child overweight and obesity. NHS Digital
  2. aAdults aged 55–64 weighted by sex;