Table 4. Weight Underestimation in Individuals with High Waist Circumference by Place of Residence and Socio-Demographic Variablesa.
Underestimation n (%) | |||||||
Socio-Demographic variables | n | Urban n = 7 | Migrant n = 160 | Rural n = 75 | Total n = 242 | pb | |
Sex | Male | 31 | 2 (15.4) | 4 (23.5) | 1 (100) | 7 (22.6) | 0.999 |
Female | 211 | 12 (19.4) | 33 (23.1) | 1 (16.7) | 46 (21.8) | ||
Age | 30–34 | 18 | 1 (16.7) | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 2 (11.1) | 0.009 |
35–39 | 31 | 0 | 5 (23.8) | 1 (100) | 6 (19.4) | ||
40–44 | 40 | 1 (9.1) | 2 (7.4) | 0 | 3 (7.5) | ||
45–49 | 41 | 2 (14.3) | 3 (11.1) | 0 | 5 (12.2) | ||
50–54 | 38 | 3 (30.0) | 9 (33.3) | 0 | 12 (31.6) | ||
55–59 | 43 | 5 (33.3) | 9 (32.1) | 0 | 14 (32.6) | ||
60> | 31 | 2 (20.0) | 8 (40.0) | 1 (100) | 11 (35.5) | ||
Deprivation Index | No | 195 | 13 (18.8) | 27 (22.0) | 1 (33.3) | 41 (21.0) | 0.556 |
Yes | 47 | 1 (16.7) | 10 (27.0) | 1 (25.0) | 12 (25.5) | ||
Self-Reported Health | Fair | 155 | 8 (15.7) | 25 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 34 (21.9) | 0.141 |
Poor, very poor | 35 | 2 (25.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 | 4 (11.4) | ||
Good, very good | 51 | 4 (25.0) | 10 (29.4) | 1 (100) | 15 (29.4) |
Prevalence of Underestimation of Weight in individuals with High Waist Circumference, Stratified by Place of Residence and Socio-demographic Variables, and Univariate Analysis of Total Underestimation for each Socio-demographic Variable.
Fisher exact test for total underestimation for each socio-demographic variable.