Table 1 Comparison of baseline measurements between attendees and non-attendees at follow-up

Age, mean

50.6

52.8

0.330^*

Sex

Women, N (%) 18 (62)

Men, N (%) 11 (38)

Women, N (%) 29 (82)

Men, N (%) 6 (18)

0.061 ^**

BMI

27.3

29.2

0.156^*

Weight, mean (kg)

81.7

84.4

0.575^*

Length, mean (cm)

172.5

169

0.112^*

Waist-hip ratio, mean (cm)

0.92

0.93

0.888^*

Waist circumference, mean (cm)

94.4

99.3

0.201^*

Hip circumference (cm)

107.1

108.9

0.493^*

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

128.2

124.6

0.293^*

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80.7

78.6

0.327^*

S-total cholesterol

5.9

4.8

0.358^*

S-LDL-C^***

3.9

3.2

0.434*

S-HDL-C^****

1.7

1.5

0.401^*

Fasting P-glucose

5.9

5.6

0.241^*