Table 1.
Characteristics of the individuals according to BMI
| Variable | Total n = 1022 |
Normal weight N = 353 |
Overweight n = 283 |
Obese n = 82 |
Morbidly obese n = 304 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years |
38.3 ± 11.1 | 35.0 ± 10.4 | 40.5 ± 11.22 | 39.4 ± 10.5 | 39.9 ± 11.3 | < 0.001 |
| Males, No. (%) | 524(51.38) | 196 (55.8) | 183 (65.1) | 51 (62.2) | 94 (30.9) | < 0.001 |
| Education level, years | < 0.001 | |||||
| Up to 8 (%) | 403 (39.4) | 139 (39.4) | 161 (56.9) | 49 (59.8) | 33 (10.8) | |
| 9 to 12 (%) | 384 (37.5) | 140 (39.7) | 90 (31.8) | 22 (26.8) | 138 (45.3) | |
| > 12 (%) | 235 (22.9) | 74 (21.0) | 32 (11.3) | 11 (13.4) | 133 (43.7) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Mean | 31.9 ± 11.427.0 | 22.6 ± 1.5 | 27.0 ± 1.3 | 31.9 ± 1.4 | 47.2 ± 8.7 | |
| Median | 22.8 | 26.8 | 31.6 | 45.3 | ||
| Min and Max | 19.9 - 92.2 | 17.9 - 25.0 | 25.0 - 29.89 | 30.1 - 34.8 | 35.1 - 92.2 | |
| Weight, kg | < 0.001 | |||||
| Mean | 89.9 ± 32.9 | 65.2 ± 7.8.1 | 76.5 ± 9.2 | 90.5 ± 8.8 | 131.0 ± 30.1 | |
| Median | 79 | 64.0 | 76.0 | 89.5 | 124.0 | |
| Min and Max | 47-242.0 | 47.0-90.0 | 56.0-105.0 | 72.0-113.0 | 79.0-242.0 | |
| Smoking habit, No. (%) | 0.078 | |||||
| Non-smokers | 568 (55.6) | 207 (58.5) | 155 (54.8) | 43 (52.4) | 164 (53.8) | |
| Smokers | 265 (25.9) | 84 (23.9) | 63 (22.3) | 24 (29.3) | 94 (31.0) | |
| Ex-smokers | 189 (18.4) | 62 (17.6) | 65 (23.0) | 15 (18.3) | 46 (15.2) |
The data are presented as the means ± standard deviation, number (percent), or median (P25-P75).
P: statistical significance with Student's t-test and Pearson's chi-squared test.