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Table 1 Sample characteristics of urbanised black South African women living in Soweto

From: Influence of socioeconomic status on changes in body size and physical activity in ageing black South African women

  Baseline Follow-up Net change p-value
Age (years) 41.4 ± 5.8 49.3 ± 5.3 + 7.9 < 0.0001
Height (m) 1.58 ± 0.05
Weight (kg) 76.1 ± 15.1 80.5 ± 16.3 + 4.4 < 0.0001
BMI (kg.m−2) 31 ± 6.7 33.3 ± 7.4 + 2.3 < 0.0001
BMI ≥ 30 kg.m− 2, % 52.2 (48.1, 56.4) 67.4 (63.4, 71.2) + 15.2 < 0.0001
WC (cm) 88 ± 13.3 98.9 ± 14.6 + 10.9 < 0.0001
Central obesity, WC ≥ 80 cm, % 72 (68, 75.6) 90 (87.2, 92.2) + 18 < 0.0001
MVPA (mins./week) 350 (150, 1230) 240 (60, 1035) −110 0.57
Sitting time (mins./week) 1260 (840, 2100) 690 (510, 915) − 570 < 0.0001
  1. Data presented as mean ± SD or percentage (%) (95% CIs) or median (interquartile range); + increase; − decrease
  2. BMI body mass index; MVPA moderate-vigorous physical activity; WC waist circumference; Paired t-tests were used to describe the difference in baseline and follow-up values