Table 1.
Frequency distribution * of risk factors by BMI and altitude bands among Peruvian adults aged 20 years or older.
| Overweight (BMI 25-29) | Obesity (BMI ≥30) | Lean (BMI <25) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude, m | 0–499 | 500–1,499 | 1,500–2,999 | ≥3,000 | 0–499 | 500–1,499 | 1,500–2,999 | ≥3,000 | 0–499 | 500–1,499 | 1,500–2,999 | ≥3,000 |
| n | 5,708 | 1,469 | 1,949 | 2,419 | 2,787 | 732 | 691 | 702 | 5,617 | 1,619 | 3,169 | 4,687 |
| Age, years | ||||||||||||
| 20–39 | 43.3 | 45.3 | 40.0 | 38.4 | 35.2 | 34.7 | 33.4 | 30.5 | 57.8 | 54.1 | 47.8 | 41.1 |
| 40–59 | 41.9 | 40.6 | 42.1 | 43.6 | 47.5 | 47.1 | 48.6 | 52.1 | 28.1 | 30.7 | 30.4 | 33.2 |
| 60–79 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 16.62 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 19.3 | 22.5 |
| ≥ 80 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Women | 53.5 | 53.4 | 57.9 | 62.3 | 68.1 | 70.8 | 78.0 | 83.1 | 50.8 | 46.3 | 48.1 | 51.1 |
| Physical activity, min/wk | ||||||||||||
| 0–149 | 32.9 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 19.4 | 36.6 | 29.9 | 27.7 | 23.7 | 30.9 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 16.2 |
| 150–299 | 23.9 | 27.1 | 24.7 | 19.3 | 24.8 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 16.9 |
| 300–449 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 19.5 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 22.3 | 24.2 |
| ≥450 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 29.1 | 38.8 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 24.3 | 31.0 | 20.2 | 31.5 | 37.2 | 42.7 |
| Latitude, °N | ||||||||||||
| 0–9.99 | 55.8 | 41.9 | 48.5 | 17.8 | 50.6 | 29.1 | 36.9 | 14.3 | 64.0 | 50.8 | 52.1 | 18.4 |
| 10–19.99 | 44.2 | 58.1 | 51.5 | 82.2 | 49.4 | 70.9 | 63.1 | 85.7 | 36.0 | 49.2 | 47.9 | 81.7 |
| Longitude, °W | ||||||||||||
| 65–75.99 | 30.5 | 57.5 | 48.2 | 71.2 | 31.8 | 69.9 | 58.8 | 73.8 | 32.8 | 50.8 | 44.0 | 71.8 |
| 76–85 | 69.5 | 42.5 | 51.8 | 28.8 | 68.2 | 30.1 | 41.2 | 26.2 | 67.2 | 49.2 | 56.0 | 28.2 |
| Poverty** | 24.4 | 30.4 | 45.2 | 52.3 | 22.3 | 25.9 | 40.0 | 46.9 | 30.2 | 35.2 | 52.5 | 61.1 |
| Completed primary school | 85.7 | 84.5 | 85.1 | 87.5 | 86.6 | 86.0 | 86.7 | 88.5 | 84.1 | 82.7 | 83.8 | 86.9 |
| Emigration*** | 16.0 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 15.5 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 17.0 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 22.4 |
| Urbanization | 83.4 | 65.6 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 85.7 | 71.7 | 62.0 | 62.9 | 79.1 | 59.7 | 49.7 | 49.8 |
Data are mean percentages. BMI, body mass index, calculated as weight/height2.
*
Percentages were rounded to one decimal; thus, partial values within a column may not total 100.
**
Percentage of homes with a per-capita income below than the basic family needs.
***
Percentage of movers moving from one province to other different destination province within a 1-year period relative to the population registered in local databases (in a 5-year period estimate from 2002 to 2007).