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Table 2 Number of subjects (N), mean and range by generation and gender for each variable in the Québec Family Study

From: Linkage and Association Studies between the Melanocortin Receptors 4 and 5 Genes and Obesity-Related Phenotypes in the Québec Family Study

Variables

Parent

Adult Offspring

Male

Female

Male

Female

N

Mean

Range

N

Mean

Range

N

Mean

Range

N

Mean

Range

Age (years)

143

54.8

37–73

156

52.8

36–68

143

27.7

18–60

154

27.9

18–61

BMI (kg/m2)

141

27.9

19–47

154

27.0

19–56

143

25.7

17–45

153

25.4

17–65

SF6 (mm)

141

97.8

24–287

151

143.9

48–401

141

91.5

26–320

153

125.9

39–448

FM (kg)

121

22.4

5–50

120

25.9

9–59

138

16.9

2–57

148

21.1

3–109

%FAT

121

26.9

8–43

120

37.5

18–54

138

19.9

4–42

148

29.3

6–60

FFM (kg)

121

58.1

41–82

120

41.1

29–66

138

61.2

42–83

148

45.3

32–72

RQ

131

0.81

0.7–1.0

143

0.80

0.6–0.9

138

0.80

0.7–0.9

147

0.80

0.7–0.9

RMR (kj)

131

1.13

0.7–1.8

143

0.89

0.6–1.7

138

1.19

0.9–1.9

147

0.96

0.6–1.7

Glucose (mmol/L)

142

5.5

4–14

154

5.2

3–20

143

4.9

4–13

154

4.6

4–6

Glucose area (mmol/L min 10−3)

105

1.4

0.8–3.3

114

1.2

0.8–2.4

103

1.1

0.6–2.0

113

1.1

0.7–1.7

Insulin (pmol/L)

115

73.6

<1–276

129

62.2

1–588

107

68.1

9–260

121

70.8

4–350

Insulin area (pmol/L min 10−3)

104

74.7

13–233

113

71.3

20–314

101

73.6

14–418

111

78.0

21–502

  1. See text for the abbreviations.