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. 2011 Nov 4;9:97. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-97

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