Table 4.
Weight Concern according to socio-demographic variables, BMI distribution and LTPAa,b,c
Not at all | A little | A lot | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men (n = 451) | 60.6§ | 35.8§ | 3.6§ | |
Age (years) | ||||
18–35 | 65.1§ | 32.9† | 2.0§ | 0.001 |
36–55 | 48.7§ | 43.4† | 8.0† | |
Origin | ||||
Balearic Islands | 59.8§ | 37.0‡ | 3.3§ | 0.181 |
Regions of Spain | 57.3‡ | 39.0 | 3.7† | |
South America | 58.3‡ | 29.2 | 12.5† | |
Other countries | 81.3‡ | 18.8 | 0.0 | |
Educational level | ||||
Low | 57.1† | 32.1 | 10.7 | 0.165 |
Medium | 63.8§ | 33.2‡ | 3.0§ | |
High | 56.1§ | 40.5† | 3.4§ | |
Professional profile | ||||
Student | 62.3§ | 34.2 | 3.5§ | 0.935 |
Unemployed | 52.2† | 43.5 | 4.3† | |
Employed | 60.1§ | 36.2§ | 3.7§ | |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
Normal-weight | 71.5§ | 27.1§ | 1.4§ | <0.001 |
Overweight | 45.1§ | 50.7 | 4.2§ | |
Obesity | 59.2§ | 28.6 | 12.2† | |
LTPA | ||||
Yes | 59.2§ | 37.0‡ | 3.8§ | 0.864 |
No | 62.1§ | 34.5† | 3.4§ | |
Women (n = 630) | 34.1§ | 47.8§ | 18.1§ | |
Age (years) | ||||
18–35 | 38.5§ | 42.2† | 19.4§ | 0.003 |
36–55 | 27.4§ | 56.5† | 16.1† | |
Origin | ||||
Balearic Islands | 34.2§ | 49.9‡ | 16.0§ | 0.019 |
Regions of Spain | 37.2‡ | 47.9 | 14.9† | |
South America | 27.4‡ | 37.1 | 35.5† | |
Other countries | 38.1‡ | 42.9 | 19.0 | |
Educational level | ||||
Low | 28.3† | 54.3 | 17.4 | 0.512 |
Medium | 36.1§ | 44.4‡ | 19.4§ | |
High | 32.6§ | 51.0† | 16.3§ | |
Professional profile | ||||
Student | 37.4§ | 40.9 | 21.7§ | 0.052 |
Unemployed | 26.5† | 42.9 | 30.6† | |
Employed | 33.8§ | 50.4§ | 15.8§ | |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
Normal-weight | 39.3§ | 48.5§ | 12.3§ | <0.001 |
Overweight | 20.7§ | 51.0 | 28.3§ | |
Obesity | 24.2§ | 46.8 | 29.0† | |
LTPA | ||||
Yes | 35.6§ | 49.1‡ | 15.2§ | 0.169 |
No | 32.4§ | 46.3† | 21.3§ |
Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, LTPA leisure-time physical activity
aValues are expressed as percentages
bSignificant trends between Weight Estimation groups have been evaluated by χ 2
cSignificant trends between males and females have been evaluated by χ 2: †p < 0.05; ‡p < 0.01; §p < 0.001