Table 1.

Sample description: bivariate cross-tabulations of demographics, diabetes mellitus and depressed mood with obesity and abdominal obesity

	Total		Non-obesity (BMI < 30) (N = 693; 70.5%)		Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) (N = 290; 29.5%)				No abdominal obesity (WHR < 0.85) (N = 559; 56.9%)		Abdominal obesity (WHR ≥ 0.85) (N = 424; 43.1%)
Characteristic	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ2	P	n	%	n	%	χ2	p
Age (in years)
35-44	43	4.4	34	4.9	9	3.1	19.2	< .001	34	6.1	9	2.1	52.0	< .001
45-54	238	24.2	192	27.7	46	15.9			171	30.6	67	15.8
55-64	374	38.0	253	36.5	121	41.7			209	37.4	165	38.9
65-74	328	33.4	214	30.9	114	39.3			145	25.9	183	43.2
School education
High (grammar school [Gymnasium])	102	10.4	90	13.0	12	4.2	40.8	< .001	77	13.8	25	5.9	38.1	< .001
Medium (intermediate school [Realschule])	232	23.7	188	27.2	44	15.3			157	28.2	75	17.7
Low (maximally secondary general school [Hauptschule])	645	65.9	413	59.8	232	80.6			322	57.9	323	76.4
Family status
Living with partner	712	72.5	501	72.4	211	72.8	0.0	< .908	408	73.0	304	71.9	0.2	.697
Not living with partner	270	27.5	191	27.6	79	27.2			151	27.0	119	28.1
Health insurance
Private	124	12.6	89	12.8	35	12.1	0.1	.739	75	13.4	49	11.6	0.8	.384
Statutory	859	87.4	604	87.2	255	87.9			484	86.6	375	88.4
Place of residence
Rural	542	55.1	381	55.0	161	55.5	0.0	.877	315	56.4	227	53.5	0.8	.380
Urban	441	44.9	312	45.0	129	44.5			244	43.6	197	46.5
Depressed mood (DEEX-scale)
Yes	392	40.0	272	39.4	120	41.7	0.5	.503	224	40.1	168	40	0.0	.982
No	587	60.0	419	60.6	168	58.3			335	59.9	252	60
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	82	8.3	37	5.3	45	15.5	27.7	< .001	20	3.6	62	14.6	38.5	< .001
No	901	91.7	656	94.7	245	84.5			539	96.4	362	85.4