Table 1. Descriptive Prevalence of Obesity Across the Study Variable Levels Per Race/Ethnicity Groups a,b.
| Variable | Race/Ethnicity | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fars | TGLT | Other Iranian | ||
| Age, y | ||||
| 20 - 30 | 129 (10.3) | 95 (10.5) | 43 (10.6) | 267 (10.4) |
| 30 - 40 | 166 (20.8) | 157 (24.6) | 42 (15.2) | 365 (21.3) |
| 40 - 50 | 193 (28.8) | 198 (37.4) | 37 (19.7) | 428 (30.8) |
| 50 - 60 | 290 (28.8) | 257 (33.4) | 64 (22.5) | 611 (29.7) |
| 60 > | 121 (26.6) | 99 (31.2) | 33 (23.6) | 253 (27.7) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 257 (14.7) | 209 (16.0) | 62 (11.4) | 528 (14.7) |
| Female | 642 (26.3) | 597 (32.3) | 157 (21.0) | 1396 (27.7) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 703 (22.5) | 603 (27.1) | 146 (19.9) | 1452 (23.9) |
| Rural | 196 (18.4) | 203 (21.8) | 73 (13.0) | 472 (18.4) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Public employed | 76 (10.0) | 73 (13.6) | 20 (10.1) | 169 (11.3) |
| Private employed | 176 (15.8) | 131 (15.2) | 40 (10.5) | 347 (14.7) |
| Other c | 647 (28.0) | 602 (34.2) | 159 (22.2) | 1408 (29.4) |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Low | 505 (23.2) | 428 (30.4) | 119 (20.2) | 1052 (25.2) |
| Moderate | 222 (21.5) | 182 (25.8) | 51 (16.2) | 455 (22.2) |
| Vigorous | 172 (17.6) | 196 (18.8) | 49 (12.5) | 417 (17.3) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Nonsmoker | 832 (22.7) | 734 (27.6) | 205 (18.5) | 1771 (23.8) |
| Current Smoker | 49 (12.2) | 51 (12.7) | 8 (5.8) | 108 (11.5) |
| Ex-smoker | 18 (14.2) | 21 (21.0) | 6 (13.3) | 45 (16.5) |
| Education | ||||
| Low | 446 (28.2) | 515 (33.0) | 150 (19.7) | 1111 (28.5) |
| Moderate | 351 (19.3) | 230 (19.9) | 50 (12.6) | 631 (18.7) |
| High | 102 (13.0) | 61 (13.9) | 19 (14.3) | 182 (13.4) |
a Abbreviations: TGLT, Tork-Gilak-Lor-Torkmen.
b Data are presented as No. (%).
c student, retired, homemaker, unable to work, soldier and others.