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. 2018 Oct;47(10):1583–1592.

Table 2:

The prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity by age and sex

Variables Men (n=1368) Women (n=1450) P-value*
Weight, kg, (mean±SD) 76.4±13 69.7±13 <0.001
15–25 64.9±12.7 59±12.1 0.005
26–35 74.7±13 64.3±12.4 <0.001
36–45 80.1±12.4 70.6±12.5 <0.001
46–55 78.8±11.9 72.8±12.6 <0.001
56–65 77.1±11.8 73.1±12 <0.001
P-value <0.001 <0.001
Height, cm, (mean±SD) 171.9±8.4 157.2±13.7 <0.001
15–25 171.9±9 160.2±7.5 <0.001
26–35 174.8±7.4 159.4±14.6 <0.001
36–45 173.6±8.4 157.5±14.8 <0.001
46–55 171.4±9 157.3±16.2 <0.001
56–65 169±7.5 153.6±18.7 <0.001
P-value <0.001 <0.001
BMI, kg/m2, (mean±SD) 25.9±4.7 28±5.6 <0.001
15–25 22.2±4.2 22.9±4.5 0.127
26–35 24.5±4 25±4.4 0.09
36–45 26.7±5 28±5.3 <0.001
46–55 27±4.6 29.4±4.9 <0.001
56–65 27±4.1 30.4±6.2 <0.001
P-value <0.001 <0.001
Waist circumference, cm, (mean±SD) 91.6±12.3 91.2±12.7 0.44
15–25 79.1±10.2 77.7±12.9 0.42
26–35 86.3±11.4 84.4±11.8 0.06
36–45 92.7±12.4 90.7±11.1 0.01
46–55 94.9±10.5 94.2±12.1 0.49
56–65 96.9±10.8 98.5±10.4 0.027
P-value <0.001 <0.001
Prevalence of overweight, % 42.2 37.1 0.01
15–25 16.1 16.4 0.56
26–35 30.8 28.6 0.62
36–45 44.6 42.3 0.55
46–55 49.4 40.7 0.046
56–65 52.3 37.5 0.001
P-value <0.001 <0.001
Prevalence of obesity, % 15.1 32.2 <0.001
15–25 2.7 7.2 0.16
26–35 8.6 15.1 0.039
36–45 18.9 29.5 0.001
46–55 18.2 42.6 <0.001
56–65 19 47.5 <0.001
P-value <0.001 <0.001
Prevalence of abdominal obesity, % 68.6 81.4 <0.001
15–25 20.0 36.2 <0.04
26–35 43.9 63.9 <0.001
36–45 75.3 84.0 <0.001
46–55 81 90.7 <0.001
56–65 86.6 96.6 <0.001
P-value <0.001 <0.001

Differences tested by unpaired Student’s t-test//

Differences tested by chi-square test