Table 2.
The relationship between obesity and combined material and social deprivation stratified by age group
| Obese, n (%), N = 1589 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined material and social deprivation quintile | ||||||
| Age group, years, n | 1 (least deprived) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (most deprived) | p-value |
| 20–39 325 |
29 (8.9) | 60 (18.5) | 73 (22.5) | 28 (8.6) | 135 (41.5) | 0.0863 |
| 40–59 713 |
99 (13.9) | 173 (24.3) | 130 (18.2) | 69 (9.7) | 242 (33.9) | <0.0001 |
| 60–79 499 |
61 (12.2) | 134 (26.9) | 137 (27.5) | 35 (7.0) | 132 (26.5) | 0.0239 |
| 80+ 52 |
6 (11.5) | 14 (26.9) | 17 (32.7) | 3 (5.8) | 12 (23.1) | 0.6081* |
*small numbers decrease power and the ability to detect significant differences for patients in the oldest age group