The relationship of reproductive factors with adiposity and body shape indices changes overtime: findings from a community-based study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

Variables	Total N = 1636
Baseline age^a	57 (52–63)
BMI at baseline, Median (IQR)	29.62 (26.70–32.77)
Waist circumference at baseline, Median (IQR)	96 (88–103)
ABSI in baseline, Median (IQR)	0.08 (0.07–0.08)
Educational level (years)^b
< 6	538 (32.9)
6–12	1058 (64.7)
> 12	40 (2.4)
Smoking^b
Never	1539 (94.1)
Ever	97 (5.9)
Physical activity^b,c
Low	1135 (69.4)
Moderate to high	501 (30.6)
Age at menarche^a,d	14 (13–15)
Early menarche^b	92 (5.6)
Normal menarche^b	1345 (82.2)
Late menarche^b	199 (12.2)
Age at menopause^a,e	49 (45–52)
Premature/early menopause^b	463 (28.3)
Normal menopausal age^b	1029 (62.9)
Late at menopausal age^b	144 (8.8)
Length of reproductive^a	35 (31–39)
Gravidity^a	5 (3–7)
Parity^a Nulliparous^b	5 (3–7)
0	74 (4.5)
1–2	268 (16.4)
≥ 3	1294 (79.1)
History of abortion^b
No	1014 (62)
Yes	622 (38)

Length of reproduction is the interval duration between age at menarche and age at menopause
BMI body mass index; ABSI a body shape index
^aMedian (interquartile range)
^bNumber (%)
^cPhysical activity has been specified as low (MET < 600 min/week), moderate (MET 600–1499 min/week), and high (MET ≥ 1500 min/week) levels
^dAge at menarche < 11 years, 12–15 years, and ≥ 16 were considered as early, normal, and late menarche, respectively
^eAge at natural menopause was defined as younger than 40 years (premature menopause), 40–44 years (early menopause), 45–54 years (reference category), and 55 years or older (late menopause)

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