Characteristic | BMI < 25 (n = 2195) | BMI ≥ 25 (n = 4496) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 38.3 (15.3) | 45.4 (13.1) | < 0.001 |
Age groups | |||
 18–33a | 1074 (54.3%) | 904 (45.7%) | – |
 34–49 | 620 (24.4%) | 1920 (75.6%) | < 0.001 |
 50–65 | 347 (20.4%) | 1352 (79.6%) | < 0.001 |
  > 65 | 154 (32.5%) | 320 (67.5%) | < 0.001 |
Sex | |||
 Female | 858 (28.0%) | 2208 (72.0%) |  |
 Male | 1337 (36.9%) | 2288 (63.1%) | < 0.001 |
Education level | |||
  ≤ primary education | 552 (29.1%) | 1345 (70.9%) |  |
  ≥ secondary education | 1643 (34.3%) | 3151 (65.7%) | < 0.001 |
Employment status | |||
 Currently working | 1713 (31.1%) | 3799 (68.9%) |  |
 Not working (students, jobless, retired) | 482 (40.9%) | 697 (59.1%) | < 0.001 |
Dietary habits | |||
 - Breakfast intake (days/week) | 3.7 | 4.2 | < 0.001 |
 - Water intake (liters/day) | 2.7 | 1.4 | < 0.001 |
 - Soft drinks consumption (days/week) | 1.9 | 4.7 | < 0.001 |
 - Fast food consumption (days/week) | 2.3 | 4.2 | < 0.001 |
 - Vegetables & Fruits intake (days/week) | 4.6 | 2.3 | < 0.001 |
 - Alcohol drinkers | 617 (28.1%) | 1627 (36.2%) | < 0.001 |
Smoking History | |||
 Ever smokers | 172 (37.2%) | 290 (62.8%) |  |
 Never smokers | 2023 (32.5%) | 4206 (67.5%) | 0.04 |
Physical Activity | |||
 Inactive/Underactive | 1906 (32.3%) | 4002 (67.7%) |  |
 Active | 289 (36.9%) | 494 (63.1%) | 0.01 |
Hypertension history | |||
 Positive | 243 (20.0%) | 969 (80.0%) |  |
 Negative | 1952 (35.6%) | 3527 (64.4%) | < 0.001 |
Elevated Blood Pressure | |||
 Normal | 1573 (39.4%) | 2419 (60.6%) |  |
 Elevated | 622 (23.0%) | 2077 (77.0%) | < 0.001 |
Perception about current body weight | |||
 (% perceiving themselves as overweight/obese) | 116 (5.3%) | 3022 (67.2%) | < 0.001 |