Table 1. Participants characteristics (mean, SD [standard deviation]).
| Country | N | Age (years) | SD | Height (m) | SD | Weight (kg) | SD | BMI (kg·m-2) | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | |||||||||
| Denmark | 111 | 57.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.05 | 69.9 | 12.7 | 26.0 | 4.4 |
| France | 171 | 54.9 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 61.4 | 9.3 | 23.3 | 3.3 |
| Germany | 125 | 55.5 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 69.0 | 10.9 | 25.7 | 4.0 |
| Greece | 117 | 51.6 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 0.08 | 69.5 | 13.4 | 27.0 | 5.5 |
| Italy | 142 | 53.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 63.9 | 10.6 | 25.0 | 3.9 |
| Netherlands | 177 | 59.2 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 0.07 | 62.9 | 7.7 | 22.6 | 2.4 |
| Norway | 176 | 48.4 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 71.1 | 10.8 | 26.1 | 3.5 |
| Spain | 112 | 49.2 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 65.2 | 9.6 | 25.5 | 3.6 |
| United Kingdom | 103 | 60.1 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 69.6 | 11.2 | 26.6 | 4.1 |
| Total, women | 1234 | 54.3 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 0.07 | 66.6 | 11.2 | 25.1 | 4.1 |
| Men | |||||||||
| Denmark | 66 | 58.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.06 | 87.2 | 10.4 | 27.6 | 3.2 |
| France | |||||||||
| Germany | 83 | 58.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.05 | 86.2 | 12.5 | 27.5 | 3.5 |
| Greece | 65 | 51.0 | 18.9 | 1.7 | 0.08 | 84.4 | 12.2 | 27.7 | 3.5 |
| Italy | 53 | 53.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.06 | 79.1 | 13.7 | 26.2 | 4.0 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 50.3 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 0.06 | 77.9 | 9.6 | 23.5 | 2.2 |
| Norway | |||||||||
| Spain | 90 | 51.9 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.07 | 80.7 | 11.0 | 27.2 | 3.3 |
| United Kingdom | 93 | 61.5 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 0.06 | 85.2 | 12.4 | 27.5 | 3.3 |
| Total, men | 479 | 55.7 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 0.07 | 83.6 | 12.2 | 27.1 | 3.5 |
| Total both sexes | 1713 | 54.7 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 0.09 | 71.4 | 13.8 | 25.7 | 4.0 |