Table 3. Distribution of the sample according to the mean body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity according to the characteristics of the participants. Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, 2012.
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| Average (SD) | Average (SD) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | Average (SD) | Average (SD) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | |
| Total | 26.4 (5.2) | 83.3 (13.4) | 21.2 (18.2–24.5) | 29.7 (26.3–33.3) | 26.6 (4.2) | 92.3 (12.6) | 19.3 (16.0–23.1) | 18.8 (15.6–22.5) |
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| Low (n = 598) | 26.7 (5.2) | 83.8 (13.8) | 23.3 (19.0–28.2) | 32.0 (27.2–37.2) | 26.2 (4.4) | 90.3 (12.3) | 17.7 (13.2–23.2) | 16.9 (12.6–22.2) |
| High (n = 428) | 25.3 (4.7) | 80.5 (11.9) | 12.8 (9.0–18.0) | 19.5 (14.8–25.2) | 27.0 (4.0) | 95.0 (12.8) | 21.7 (16.2–28.3) | 21.5 (16.1–28.0) |
| Mother’s education level | ||||||||
| Low (n = 605) | 26.8 (5.3) | 83.2 (13.0) | 23.0 (18.8–27.9) | 31.1 (26.3–36.2) | 26.2 (4.4) | 90.3 (12.5) | 17.9 (13.5–23.4) | 14.6 (10.6–19.7) |
| High (n = 466) | 25.5 (4.7) | 81.8 (12.9) | 16.3 (12.0–21.6) | 24.3 (19.3–30.1) | 26.8 (4.2) | 94.0 (13.1) | 19.3 (14.3–25.4) | 21.7 (16.5–27.9) |
| Participant’s age (years) | ||||||||
| 22 to 31 (n = 293) | 24.2 (4.7) | 76.3 (9.9) | 10.9 (6.7–17.5) | 13.0 (8.4–19.6) | 25.5 (4.2) | 86.9 (11.3) | 15.4 (10.0–23.1) | 10.5 (6.1–17.3) |
| 32 to 41 (n = 279) | 26.5 (5.6) | 82.2 (13.9) | 23.2 (16.9–31.0) | 26.2 (19.7–33.9) | 26.9 (4.8) | 91.9 (13.2) | 19.5 (13.1–27.9) | 16.9 (11.1–24.9) |
| 42 to 51 (n = 328) | 26.7 (4.6) | 84.6 (13.0) | 21.3 (16.0–27.8) | 31.9 (25.9–39.0) | 26.9 (3.9) | 93.3 (9.4) | 19.1 (13.0–27.0) | 19.0 (13.0–27.0) |
| 52 to 63 (n = 165) | 27.7 (5.1) | 88.2 (13.4) | 27.0 (20.9–34.0) | 43.3 (36.2–50.7) | 27.0 (3.9) | 96.6 (13.9) | 23.2 (16.5–31.5) | 26.7 (19.8–35.0) |
| Current education (years) | ||||||||
| 0 a 4 (n = 165) | 28.5 (5.3) | 89.1 (11.8) | 35.9 (24.9–48.7) | 50.0 (37.7–62.3) | 26.5 (4.8) | 94.1 (15.8) | 25.6 (14.0–42.2) | 22.5 (11.8–38.7) |
| 5 to 8 (n = 174) | 27.8 (5.7) | 86.6 (14.8) | 32.0 (23.5–41.9) | 37.2 (28.3–47.2) | 26.5 (4.2) | 90.5 (11.5) | 20.6 (12.2–32.7) | 17.5 (9.8–29.2) |
| 9 to 11 (n = 394) | 26.5 (4.9) | 84.6 (14.2) | 20.6 (15.4–26.9) | 32.5 (26.4–39.3) | 26.6 (4.3) | 91.8 (12.4) | 16.7 (11.7–23.1) | 15.5 (10.8–21.7) |
| 12 or more (n = 543) | 25.5 (4.9) | 79.9 (11.6) | 14.5 (10.9–19.2) | 20.7 (16.5–25.8) | 26.6 (4.2) | 92.7 (12.3) | 20.0 (15.1–25.9) | 20.0 (15.2–25.8) |