Table 2.
Variation of BMI and WC by site and sex. The CRONICAS Cohort Study
| BMI | WC | Obesity* | |||
| Lima | Baseline | Women | 29.2 (5.0) | 91.9 (10.9) | 40.5 (36.4–44.7) |
| Men | 27.5 (3.8) | 93.0 (10.2) | 22.4 (19.0–26.3) | ||
| First FU | Women | 29.3 (5.0) | 91.8 (10.9) | 41.4 (37.3–45.8) | |
| Men | 27.4 (3.9) | 93.2 (9.9) | 24.5 (20.8–28.6) | ||
| Second FU | Women | 29.3 (5.1) | 92.1 (11.2) | 39.9 (35.6–44.3) | |
| Men | 27.6 (4.0) | 93.6 (10.2) | 26.7 (22.8–31.1) | ||
| Urban Puno | Baseline | Women | 28.5 (5.0) | 90.6 (12.0) | 35.3 (30.0–41.1) |
| Men | 27.3 (3.4) | 95.0 (9.0) | 18.0 (13.8–23.0) | ||
| First FU | Women | 28.5 (5.0) | 92.9 (10.7) | 35.0 (28.9–41.7) | |
| Men | 27.3 (3.4) | 96.7 (8.4) | 17.4 (12.7–23.3) | ||
| Second FU | Women | 28.6 (4.9) | 91.5 (11.0) | 34.0 (27.7–41.0) | |
| Men | 27.7 (3.3) | 96.5 (9.3) | 19.7 (14.7–25.9) | ||
| Rural Puno | Baseline | Women | 25.7 (4.2) | 83.0 (12.2) | 16.1 (12.3–20.7) |
| Men | 24.4 (3.0) | 87.0 (8.9) | 3.8 (2.0–6.9) | ||
| First FU | Women | 26.2 (4.2) | 86.4 (11.0) | 16.5 (12.3–21.7) | |
| Men | 24.6 (3.2) | 88.7 (9.7) | 5.1 (2.9–9.1) | ||
| Second FU | Women | 26.7 (4.3) | 86.3 (11.4) | 22.3 (17.0–28.6) | |
| Men | 24.8 (3.2) | 88.1 (9.0) | 7.4 (4.4–12.2) | ||
| Tumbes | Baseline | Women | 29.3 (5.0) | 94.3 (10.0) | 39.5 (35.3–43.8) |
| Men | 27.3 (4.3) | 95.0 (10.2) | 24.2 (20.7–28.1) | ||
| First FU | Women | 29.2 (4.9) | 93.5 (9.8) | 38.1 (33.9–42.6) | |
| Men | 27.3 (4.3) | 95.6 (10.0) | 22.8 (19.3–26.7) | ||
| Second FU | Women | 29.4 (5.0) | 94.6 (10.2) | 41.3 (36.9–45.8) | |
| Men | 27.6 (4.4) | 96.3 (10.2) | 24.4 (20.7–28.5) |
Results are presented as mean (SD).
*Percentages (95% CI).
BMI, body mass index; FU, follow-up; WC, waist circumference.