Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the 36-Day Sample in childhood and in older age
From: Associations among height, body mass index and intelligence from age 11 to age 78 years
36-Day Sample (1947) | Participated in SMS1947 | Phys. tested (2012–14) | Cog. tested (2013–15) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
N | 6,291 | 5,742 | 423 | 365 | ||||
Sex (M/F) | 3,112/3,179 | 2,849/2,893 | 232/191 | 199/166 | ||||
Age | 11.0 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 77.7 | 0.9 | 78.2 | 0.9 |
Childhood | ||||||||
Height (cm) | 137.1 | 7.3 | 137.2 | 7.3 | 139.0 | 7.4 | 139.1 | 7.5 |
Weight (kg) | 31.6 | 4.9 | 31.6 | 4.9 | 32.5 | 4.8 | 32.7 | 4.9 |
BMI | 16.7 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 1.9 | 16.9 | 2.0 |
MHT IQ | 100.0 | 15.0 | 111.5 | 10.8 | 112.5 | 10.5 | ||
Older-age | ||||||||
Height (cm; men) | 172.1 | 6.9 | 172.2 | 6.7 | ||||
Height (cm; women) | 157.9 | 6.1 | 157.9 | 5.8 | ||||
Weight (kg) | 75.1 | 14.6 | 74.9 | 14.3 | ||||
BMI | 27.2 | 4.4 | 27.2 | 4.3 | ||||
NART (%) | 68.1 | 16.4 | ||||||
RSPM (%) | 54.5 | 12.9 | ||||||