The Maastricht Study spouses’ characteristics
| Characteristics (couples with available information, n) | Men | Women |
| Median (IQR) | ||
| Sociodemographic | ||
| Age (years) | 62.0 (56.2–66.0) | 59.0 (53.0–64.0) |
| Risk factors | ||
| Physical activity dimensions (248) | ||
| Total wake time (min) | 943.9 (915.3–977.9) | 934.8 (899.5–972.6) |
| Mean stepping minutes per day | 121.3 (91.1–51.0) | 124.4 (102.3–146.2) |
| Time spent in HPA (%) | 1.5 (0.7–3.0) | 2.6 (1.4–3.7) |
| Time spent in LPA (%) | 10.4 (8.0–13.0) | 10.5 (8.6–12.1) |
| Sedentary time (%) | 62.4 (55.0–67.8) | 54.9 (48.7–61.2) |
| Diet indicators (307) | ||
| Dutch Healthy Diet Index | 80.1 (71.0–90.9) | 88.5 (80.5–97.1) |
| Total energy intake | 2351.1 (1952.5–2705.1) | 1912.1 (1650.8–2289.0) |
| Adiposity measures | ||
| BMI | 26.5 (24.4–28.9) | 24.8 (22.5–27.3) |
| Percentage of body fat (325) | 27.7 (24.5–32.2) | 37.9 (34.8–41.1) |
| Waist circumference | 99.1 (92.4–107.0) | 86.7 (80.1–94.3) |
| Hip circumference | 100.1 (97.0–105.0) | 99.1 (94.0–105.4) |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) |
| Pathophysiological markers | ||
| Insulin sensitivity indices | ||
| HOMA2-IR (302) | 1.4 (1.0–2.1) | 1.1 (0.9–1.6) |
| Matsuda Index (269) | 3.1 (1.9–4.7) | 4.2 (2.6–5.7) |
| Beta cell function indices | ||
| C-peptidogenic indext30 (270) | 374.1 (235.6–561.4) | 423.3 (268.3–724.9) |
| Rate sensitivity index (pmol/m2/mM) (233) | 211.0 (116.4–368.9) | 208.2 (125.3–383.1) |
| C peptide AUC (269) | 187.5 (148.9–251.9) | 197.5 (159.8–250.8) |
| Glucose sensitivity index (pmol/min/m2/mM) (273) | 26.0 (17.8–36.9) | 27.2 (18.4–38.4) |
| Potentiation factor (284) | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) |
| Disposition index (226) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.8 (0.5–1.1) |
| Glucose metabolism indicators | ||
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.6 (5.2–6.1) | 5.2 (4.9–5.6) |
| 2-hour plasma glucose (mmol/L) (315) | 6.1 (4.8–8.0) | 5.7 (4.9–7.0) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (mmol/mol) (324) | 37.0 (34.0–41.0) | 37.0 (34.0–40.0) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%) (324) | 5.6 (5.3–5.9) | 5.5 (5.3–5.8) |
If number is not specified in the first column brackets, then n=326.
AUC, area under the curve; BMI, body mass index; HOMA2-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; HPA, high-intensity physical activity; LPA, low-intensity physical activity.