Table 1. Baseline characteristics by BMI status.
| <18.5 Underweight | 18.5–22.9 Normal-I | 23.0–24.99 Normal-II | 25.0–27.49 Overweight Pre Obese-I | 27.5–29.99 Overweight Pre obese-II | ≥30.0 Overweight, Obese Class I, II, III | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 158 | 1039 | 595 | 467 | 224 | 121 | 0.0049 |
| Age (mean, SD) | 67.7 (8.5) | 65.9 (8.0) | 65.9 (7.1) | 66.5 (7.5) | 65.5 (6.9) | 64.4 (7.5) | 0.0017 |
| 55–64 | 63 (40.1) | 526 (50.8) | 295 (49.6) | 225 (48.4) | 113 (50.7) | 70 (58.3) | |
| 65–84 | 87 (55.1) | 484 (46.6) | 295 (49.6) | 235 (50.3) | 109 (48.7) | 51 (42.2) | |
| 85- | 8 (5.1) | 29 (2.8) | 5 (0.8) | 7 (1.5) | 2 (0.9) | 0 | |
| Female | 95 (60.1) | 690 (66.4) | 356 (59.8) | 271 (58.0) | 154 (68.8) | 76 (62.8) | 0.0057 |
| Male | 63 (39.9) | 349 (33.6) | 239 (40.2) | 196 (42.0) | 70 (31.3) | 45 (37.2) | |
| Education: >6 years | 67 (42.4) | 538 (51.8) | 289 (48.6) | 205 (43.9) | 98 (43.8) | 53 (43.8) | 0.0181 |
| < = 6 years | 91 (57.6) | 501 (48.2) | 306 (51.4) | 262 (56.1) | 126 (56.3) | 68 (56.2) | |
| Smoking: Non-smoker | 123 (77.9) | 883 (85.1) | 490 (82.6) | 382 (82.0) | 190 (84.8) | 102 (84.3) | 0.0099 |
| Past smoker | 15 (9.5) | 87 (8.4) | 67 (11.3) | 59 (12.7) | 26 (11.6) | 14 (11.6) | |
| Current smoker | 20 (12.7) | 68 (6.6) | 36 (6.1) | 25 (5.4) | 8 (3.6) | 5 (4.1) | |
| Alcohol: >1 drinks daily | 6 (3.8) | 19 (1.8) | 11 (1.9) | 9 (1.9) | 0 | 2 (1.7) | 0.1703 |
| Physical activity score: | |||||||
| 0–1 | 51 (32.9) | 297 (29.0) | 168 (28.5) | 139 (30.0) | 82 (37.1) | 40 (33.6) | 0.0734 |
| 2–3 | 56 (36.1) | 329 (32.1) | 183 (31.2) | 150 (32.4) | 73 (33.0) | 45 (37/8) | |
| 4–8 | 48 (31.0) | 398 (38.9) | 238 (40.4) | 174 (37.6) | 66 (29.9) | 34 (28.6) |