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. 2012 Nov 28;7(11):e50252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050252

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)
a

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.

b

Fisher exact test for total underestimation for each socio-demographic variable.