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. 2015 Oct 8;10(10):e0131081. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131081

Table 2. BMI values in different population sub-groups for each gender.

Variables Males Females
BMI β-value (%) n BMI β-value (%) n
Sleep in the day No 23.2 (21.0, 26.9) - 296 28.6 (23.5, 35.0) - 569
Yes 22.4 (19.9, 25.3)* -2.49±1.17 116 27.2 (23.1, 33.6) -1.58±0.92 237
Smoking status Current 21.9 (19.6, 24.1) - 157 24.9 (21.5, 29.7) - 82
Former 22.3 (20.5, 25.4) 1.45±1.77 46 30.7 (25.2, 36.3)*** 7.81±2.25 40
Never 24.2 (21.5, 27.7)*** 5.34±1.10 226 28.6 (23.6, 34.7)*** 5.76±1.36 711
Smoke exposed No 24.5 (21.3, 30.6) - 79 30.7 (26.1, 36.3) - 225
Yes 22.8 (20.3, 26.1)*** -4.86±1.33 347 27.2 (22.8, 33.3)*** -4.36±4.79 607
High school graduate No 23.3 (21.2, 27.3) - 232 29.8 (24.8, 36.0) - 485
Yes 22.2 (20.1, 26.2)* -2.00±1.05 195 26.3 (22.2, 32.0)*** -4.46±0.82 341
Employed No 23.2 (21.0, 27.0) - 242 28.3 (23.7, 35.0) - 591
Yes 22.5 920.6, 26.0) -1.55±1.14 149 28.6 (23.6, 34.4) 0.05±0.96 207
Walk > 2km/day No 23.5 (21.1, 27.6) - 101 30.0 (23.1, 35.0) - 233
Yes 22.8 (20.3, 26.2) -1.84±1.23 319 27.7 (23.6, 34.4) -1.43±0.91 593
HIV status Negative 22.8 (20.5, 26.5) - 407 28.6 (23.6, 35.0) - 777
Positive 24.7 (20.3, 29.9)* 5.48±2.26 24 25.5 (22.8, 30.7)* -4.46±1.61 57
TB status Negative 22.9 (20.6, 26.6) - 418 28.4 (23.5, 34.7) - 813
Positive 20.8 (19.0, 28.6) 4.74±3.04 13 24.8 (21.9, 27.3)** -7.45±2.60 21

Data is expressed as median (interquartile range)

*p≤0.05

**p<0.01

***p<0.001

BMI was logged; β-values (effect sizes) were multiplied by 100 to give percentage values (± SD) and were generated from regression models with “No” or “Negative” coded as 0 and “Yes” or “Positive” coded as 1 and for smoking status, “Former” and “Never” were both compared against”Current”.