Table 1. BMI distribution by lifestyle and sociodemographic characteristics (N=561).
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
Total | Underweight <18.5 | Normal weight 18.5-24.9 | Overweight 25.0-29.9 | Obesity ≥30.0 | ||
N=561 (100%) | n=119 (21.21%) | n=270 (48.12%) | n=114 (20.32%) | n=58 (10.33%) | ||
Age (years) N (Mean ± SD) | 561 (35.27±14.98) | 119 (30.78±14.69) | 270 (34.39±15.1) | 114 (39.72±13.92) | 58 (39.83±13.85) | |
p | 0.0001 | |||||
Residency | Urban | 166 (29.6%) | 20 (12.0%) | 73 (44.0%) | 42 (25.3%) | 31 (18.7%) |
Rural | 395 (70.4%) | 99 (25.1%) | 197 (49.9%) | 72 (18.2%) | 27 (6.8%) | |
p | 0.0001 | |||||
Gender | Men | 289 (51.5%) | 63 (21.8%) | 139 (48.1%) | 58 (20.1%) | 29 (10.0%) |
Women | 272 (48.5%) | 56 (20.6%) | 131 (48.2%) | 56 (20.6%) | 29 (10.7%) | |
p | 0.982 | |||||
Skin Color | White | 480 (85.6%) | 100 (20.8%) | 229 (47.7%) | 98 (20.4%) | 53 (11.0%) |
Brown | 81 (14.4%) | 19 (23.5%) | 41 (50.6%) | 16 (19.8%) | 5 (6.2%) | |
p | 0.583 | |||||
Occupation | Active | 233 (41.5%) | 49 (21.0%) | 108 (46.4%) | 45 (19.3%) | 31 (13.3%) |
Inactive | 328 (58.5%) | 70 (21.3%) | 162 (49.4%) | 69 (21.0%) | 27 (8.2%) | |
p | 0.277 | |||||
Marital Status | Unmarried | 176 (31.4%) | 51 (29.0%) | 98 (55.7%) | 21 (11.9%) | 6 (3.4%) |
Married | 385 (68.6%) | 68 (17.7%) | 172 (44.7%) | 93 (24.2%) | 52 (13.5%) | |
p | 0.0001 | |||||
Educational Level | Illiteracy | 213 (38.0%) | 46 (21.6%) | 108 (50.7%) | 39 (18.3%) | 20 (9.4%) |
Koranic-Primary school | 123 (21.9%) | 25 (20.3%) | 54 (43.9%) | 30 (24.4%) | 14 (11.4%) | |
Secondary and more | 225 (40.1%) | 48 (21.3%) | 108 (48.0%) | 45 (20.0%) | 24 (10.7%) | |
p | 0.858 | |||||
Socioeconomic Status | Low | 349 (62.2%) | 84 (24.1%) | 177 (50.7%) | 59 (16.9%) | 29 (8.3%) |
Average-High | 212 (37.8%) | 35 (16.5%) | 93 (43.9%) | 55 (25.9%) | 29 (13.7%) | |
p | 0.003 | |||||
Physical Activity Level | Low-Moderate | 215 (38.32%) | 36 (16.7%) | 96 (44.7%) | 55 (25.6%) | 28 (13.0%) |
High | 346 (61.68%) | 83 (24.0%) | 174 (50.3%) | 59 (17.1%) | 30 (8.7%) | |
p | 0. 010 |