Table 1 The socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the study participants according to sex (n = 3753)
From: The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in Jordan: a national population-based survey
Variables | All (n = 3753) N (%) | Female (n = 2664) N (%) | Male (n = 1089) N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 43.8 (14.3) | 42.2 (13.7) | 47.8 (14.7) | 0.000 |
18–29 | 675 (18.0) | 535 (20.1) | 140 (12.9) | 0.000 |
30–39 | 755 (20.1) | 597 (22.4) | 158 (14.5) | |
40–49 | 999 (26.6) | 718 (27.0) | 281 (25.8) | |
50–59 | 768 (20.5) | 505 (18.8) | 266 (24.4) | |
≥ 60 | 556 (14.8) | 312 (11.7) | 244 (22.4) | |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)* | 29.7 (6.3) | 30.1 (6.6) | 28.8 (5.5) | 0.000 |
Under weight | 86 (2.3) | 66 (2.5) | 20 (1.8) | 0.000 |
Normal | 750 (20.1) | 530 (20.0) | 220 (20.3) | |
Overweight | 1211 (32.5) | 766 (29.0) | 445 (41.1) | |
Obese | 1682 (45.1) | 1283 (48.5) | 399 (36.8) | |
Waist circumference (cm)# | ||||
Mean (SD) | 94.3 (16.4) | 92.5 (16.6) | 98.7 (15.1) | 0.000 |
Normal | 955 (25.7) | 597 (22.6) | 358 (33.1) | 0.000 |
Increased | 2767 (74.3) | 2044 (77.4) | 723 (66.9) | |
Geographical region | ||||
North | 1152 (30.8) | 817 (30.8) | 335 (30.9) | 0.001 |
Middle | 1740 (46.6) | 1277 (48.2) | 463 (42.7) | |
South | 843 (22.6) | 557 (21.0) | 286 (26.4) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 2856 (76.7) | 1914 (72.4) | 942 (87.1) | 0.000 |
Single | 557 (15.0) | 426 (16.1) | 131 (12.1) | |
Divorced + widow | 312 (8.4) | 303 (11.5) | 9 (0.8) | |
Occupation | ||||
Unemployed | 2374 (65.1) | 1932 (75.1) | 442 (41.2) | 0.000 |
Employed | 1272 (34.9) | 641 (24.9) | 631 (58.8) | |
Smoking | ||||
Smoker | 526 (14.1) | 171 (6.5) | 355 (32.9) | 0.000 |
Non-smoker | 3192 (85.9) | 2468 (93.5) | 724 (67.1) | |