Table 1 General characteristics of the different datasets

Colombia

  Age (years)

33 ± 11

39 ± 9

43 ± 12

0.10

  Weight (kg)

62.2 ± 8.0

73.5 ± 7.2

90.1 ± 8.0

<0.0001

  Height (m)

1.655 ± 0.085

1.647 ± 0.070

1.663 ± 0.056

0.88

  BMI (kg/m²)

22.6 ± 1.7

27.1 ± 1.3

32.6 ± 2.3

<0.0001

  WC (cm)

78.5 ± 6.4

91.9 ± 7.4

107.8 ± 8.2

<0.0001

Europe

  Age (years)

56 ± 9

56 ± 9

59 ± 6

0.78

  BMI (kg/m²)

22.5 ± 1.2

28.4 ± 0.8

32.8 ± 1.7

<0.0001

Japan

  Age (years)

21 ± 1

33

NA

<0.0001

  BMI (kg/m²)

20.3 ± 0.8

28.0

NA

<0.0001

South Korea

  Age (years)

43 ± 16

58 ± 13

NA

0.09

  BMI (kg/m²)

22.5 ± 1.2

28.5 ± 0.6

NA

<0.0001

USA

  Age (years)

26 ± 2

26 ± 3

26 ± 3

0.73

  BMI (kg/m²)

21.3 ± 1.0

28.3 ± 0.6

41.7 ± 7.8

<0.0001