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. 2013 Nov 11;13:1063. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1063

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and anthropometrics characteristics in adults of 20–69 year old Mexican adults, ENSANUT 2006 and ENSANUT 2012

 
2006
2012
  n (17,175) N (55,137,118) % (95% CI) n (10,591) N (64,205,112) % (95% CI)
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men
6,356
25,434,379
46.1 (44.8,47.5)
4,260
30,042,693
46.8 (45.0,48.6)
Women
10,819
29,702,739
53.9 (52.5,55.2)
6,331
34,162,419
53.2 (51.4,55.0)
Age group
 
 
 
 
 
 
20-29
3,784
15,662,567
28.4 (27.3,29.5)
2,373
18,355,767
28.6 (26.8,30.5)
30-39
5,246
14,409,428
26.1 (25.1,27.2)
2,844
16,173,449
25.2 (23.6,26.9)
40-49
3,948
11,815,191
21.4 (20.5,22.4)
2,320
13,295,192
20.7 (19.5,22.0)
50-59
2,450
7,941,781
14.4 (13.6,15.3)
1,697
10,050,816
15.7 (14.5,16.9)
60-69
1,747
5,308,150
9.6 (8.9,10.4)
1,357
6,329,888
9.9 (8.9,10.9)
BMI Classification
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normal weight
4,422
15,154,351
30.0 (28.7,31.3)
2,686
17,925,934
29.3 (27.4,31.2)
Overweight
6,325
20,356,225
40.3 (39.0,41.6)
3,846
22,622,942
36.9 (35.2,38.7)
Obese
5,131
14,997,219
29.7 (28.6,30.9)
3,557
20,704,455
33.8 (32.1,35.6)
Region of country
 
 
 
 
 
 
South
6,756
16,444,862
29.8 (26.6,33.2)
3,722
19,558,726
30.5 (29.0,31.9)
Central
6,452
16,669,503
30.2 (27.0,33.7)
3,714
19,012,496
29.6 (28.2,31.1)
North
3,249
11,037,504
20.0 (17.6,22.7)
2,820
12,871,379
20.0 (19.0,21.1)
D.F. and metropolitan area
718
10,985,247
19.9 (16.0,24.5)
335
12,762,512
19.9 (17.9,22.1)
Rural/urban areas
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rural
7,113
17,382,281
31.5 (28.0,35.2)
3,805
15,699,938
24.5 (23.1,25.8)
Urban
10,062
37,754,837
68.5 (64.8,72.0)
6,786
48,505,174
75.5 (74.2,76.9)
Socioeconomic status
 
 
 
 
 
 
Low
8,408
21,184,496
38.6 (36.0,41.3)
3,799
17,422,714
27.1 (25.6,28.7)
Medium
5,457
17,781,380
32.4 (30.8,34.1)
3,620
20,509,353
31.9 (30.2,33.8)
High
3,256
15,928,267
29.0 (26.8,31.3)
3,172
26,273,045
40.9 (38.9,43.0)
Education level
 
 
 
 
 
 
Primary or less
8,625
24,568,355
49.7 (47.8,51.7)
2,880
13,572,984
21.1 (19.7,22.7)
Secondary
3,794
12,775,687
25.8 (24.5,27.2)
5,341
32,337,711
50.4 (48.4,52.3)
High school or higher 2,746 12,078,632 24.4 (22.7,26.3) 2,370 18,294,417 28.5 (26.6,30.4)

n = sample size; N = weighted sample size; % (95% CI) = prevalence (95% confidence interval).