Table 1.
Age, sex and body mass index in 3205 adult patients attending primary care clinics.
| Body mass index | Normal (< 25) | Overweight (25 to <30) | Obesity class 1 (30 to <35) | Obesity class 2 (35 to <40) | Morbid obesity (≥40) | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%)* | N (%)* | N (%)* | N (%)* | N (%)* | |||
| Age (years) | .0001 | ||||||
| 12 to <20 | 161 (60.3) | 50 (18.7) | 31 (11.6) | 16 (6) | 9 (3.4) | 267 | |
| 20 to <40 | 254 (26) | 298 (30.5) | 234 (24) | 102 (10.4) | 89 (9.1) | 977 | |
| 40 to <60 | 142 (9.5) | 453 (30.4) | 463 (31.1) | 274 (18.4) | 159 (10.7) | 1491 | |
| ≥60 | 79 (17) | 167 (36) | 127 (27.4) | 65 (14) | 26 (5.6) | 464 | |
| Sex | .0001 | ||||||
| Male | 297 (23.2) | 511 (40) | 303 (23.7) | 110 (8.6) | 58 (4.5) | 1279 | |
| Female | 341 (17.7) | 459 (23.8) | 553 (28.7) | 347 (18) | 226 (11.7) | 1926 | |
| Total | 638 (19.9) | 970 (30.3) | 856 (26.7) | 457 (14.3) | 284 (8.9) | 3205 |
*
Percentage by BMI category.