Table 1.
Participants’ clinical and demographic characteristics
| Men (n = 74) | Women (n = 199) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 46.2 ± 14.2 | 46 ± 13.5 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 40.4 ± 8.3 | 34.8 ± 6.2 | |
| Obesity-related diseases (%) | Type 2 Diabetes | 14.9 | 12.6 |
| Thyroid diseases | 6.8 | 35.2 | |
| Gastrointestinal diseases | 23 | 19.6 | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 16.2 | 5.0 | |
| Hypertension | 45.9 | 36.2 | |
| Osteaorticular diseases | 25.7 | 22.1 | |
| Respiratory diseases | 21.6 | 16.6 | |
| Psychiatric diseases | 14.9 | 12.1 | |
| Dyslipidemia | 16.2 | 12.6 | |
| Insulin resistance | 10.8 | 15.1 | |
| Level of education (%) | Primary school | 2.7 | 5 |
| Middle school | 20.3 | 25.3 | |
| High school | 60.8 | 55.1 | |
| University degree | 16.2 | 14.6 | |
| Occupation (%) | Housewife | 1.4 | 32,7 |
| Employee | 21.9 | 29.6 | |
| Freelance worker | 17.6 | 10.1 | |
| Factory worker | 14.9 | 8.5 | |
| Retiree | 12.2 | 9.5 | |
| Unemployed | 6.8 | 5.5 | |
| Student | 5.4 | 4 | |
BMI Body mass index