Table 3.
Distribution of Cases [n (%)] with Weight Status Phenotypes Throughout Categories of Exposure Variables
| MHNW | MUNW | MHO | MUO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 18–39 | 20 (2.6) | 139 (1.6) | 33 (2.8) | 818 (3.0) |
| 40–60 | 165 (21.5) | 1780 (20.4) | 356 (30.6) | 8352 (31.1) |
| >60 | 582 (75.9) | 6815 (78) | 775 (66.6) | 177,723 (65.9) |
| P-value* | 0.074 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 446 (58.1) | 5517 (63.2) | 901 (77.4) | 20,405 (75.9) |
| Male | 321 (41.9) | 3217 (36.8) | 263 (22.6) | 6468 (24.1) |
| P-value* | 0.006 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Education level | ||||
| Illiterate | 99 (15.9) | 1159 (16.3) | 145 (14.9) | 3258 (14.6) |
| Elemental | 373 (59.9) | 4212 (59.2) | 559 (57.4) | 13,222 (59.2) |
| Secondary | 143 (23) | 1611 (22.7) | 253 (26) | 5529 (24.8) |
| Technical education | 4 (0.6) | 75 (1.1) | 8 (0.8) | 212 (0.9) |
| Undergraduate | 3 (0.5) | 47 (0.7) | 7 (0.7) | 85 (0.4) |
| Graduate | 1 (0.2) | 7 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 19 (0.1) |
| P-value* | 0.904 | 0.762 | 0.745 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 350 (46) | 3786 (43.9) | 510 (44.1) | 10,623 (40) |
| Divorced | 27 (3.5) | 352 (4.1) | 40 (3.5) | 1129 (4.3) |
| Free union | 257 (33.8) | 2977 (34.6) | 363 (31.4) | 9420 (35.5) |
| Married | 69 (9.1) | 681 (7.9) | 146 (12.6) | 3109 (11.7) |
| Widow/widower | 58 (7.6) | 820 (9.5) | 98 (8.5) | 2247 (8.5) |
| P-value* | 0.272 | 0.148 | 0.011 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| General population | 684 (89.2) | 7683 (88) | 1032 (88.7) | 23,783 (88.4) |
| Afro-descendant | 15 (2.0) | 181 (2.1) | 45 (3.9) | 613 (2.3) |
| Indigenous | 2 (0.3) | 33 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | 107 (0.4) |
| Palenquero | 4 (0.5) | 35 (0.4) | 6 (0.5) | 98 (0.4) |
| Raizal | 58 (7.6) | 763 (8.7) | 74 (6.4) | 2196 (8.2) |
| ROM | 4 (0.5) | 39 (0.4) | 4 (0.3) | 95 (0.4) |
| P-value* | 0.864 | 0.238 | 0.825 | |
| Residence area | ||||
| Urban | 736 (96) | 8202 (93.9) | 1125 (96.6) | 25,306 (94.1) |
| Rural | 31 (4.0) | 532 (6.1) | 39 (3.4) | 1585 (5.9) |
| P-value* | 0.021 | 0.427 | 0.031 | |
| Alcohol intake (at least once a week) | ||||
| Yes | 611 (94.3) | 7760 (94.6) | 998 (96.1) | 24,529 (95.6) |
| No | 37 (5.7) | 443 (5.4) | 40 (3.9) | 1126 (4.4) |
| P-value* | 0.738 | 0.076 | 0.106 | |
| Smoking (at least once a week) | ||||
| Yes | 546 (84.3) | 6982 (84) | 952 (91.7) | 22,961 (89.5) |
| No | 102 (15.7) | 1311 (16) | 86 (8.3) | 2694 (10.5) |
| P-value* | 0.872 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Yes | 479 (73.9) | 5894 (72.7) | 748 (72.1) | 17,387 (67.8) |
| No | 169 (26.1) | 2239 (27.3) | 290 (27.9) | 8268 (32.2) |
| P-value* | 0.504 | 0.404 | <0.001 | |
| Increased WC | ||||
| Yes | 408 (53.2) | 5746 (65.8) | 1043 (89.6) | 25,720 (95.6) |
| No | 359 (46.8) | 2988 (34.2) | 121 (10.4) | 1173 (4.4) |
| P-value* | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Note: *Estimated via χ2 test by using MHNW group as the reference.
Abbreviations: MUO, metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity; MUNW, metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity; MHO, metabolically healthy overweight/obesity; MHNW, metabolically healthy normal weight.