Table 1.
Baseline (wave 4) demographic anthropometric characteristics of individuals who did and did not report weight discrimination (at wave 5) in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing—mean ± SD or % (n)
| Weight discrimination (n = 150) | No weight discrimination (n = 2794) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61.58 ± 6.75 | 66.36 ± 8.59 | <0.001 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 4.3% (52) | 95.7% (1164) | 0.090 |
| Female | 5.7% (98) | 94.3% (1630) | - |
| Wealth (quintile) | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 9.0% (41) | 91.0% (415) | <0.001 |
| 2 | 7.1% (41) | 92.9% (534) | - |
| 3 | 5.0% (27) | 95.0% (516) | - |
| 4 | 3.4% (23) | 96.6% (645) | - |
| 5 (highest) | 2.6% (18) | 97.4% (684) | - |
| Height (cm) | 165.23 ± 9.32 | 165.93 ± 9.29 | 0.370 |
| Weight (kg) | 96.80 ± 17.36 | 74.94 ± 15.09 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 35.46 ± 5.84 | 27.17 ± 4.84 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 111.87 ± 13.42 | 93.86 ± 13.21 | <0.001 |
| Weight status | |||
| Normal-weight | 0.7% (7) | 99.3% (1048) | <0.001 |
| Overweight | 1.4% (15) | 98.6% (1054) | - |
| Obese | 15.6% (128) | 84.4% (692) | - |
| Class I | 8.6% (47) | 91.4% (501) | - |
| Class II | 27.3% (53) | 72.7% (141) | - |
| Class III | 35.9% (28) | 64.1% (50) | - |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.
Wealth quintiles were calculated using the whole ELSA sample.