Table 2.
Medical Conditions of Participants by Body Mass Index Category (Total n = 3722).
| Medical Condition | BMI Category | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n (%) |
Underweight (n = 164) n (%) |
Normal Weight (n = 1499) n (%) |
Overweight (n = 1153) n (%) |
Obese (n = 904) n (%) |
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| Hypertension | <0.001 | |||||
| Count | 2086 (56.0) | 63 (38.4) | 714 (47.6) | 692 (60.0) | 617 (68.3) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | <0.001 | |||||
| Count | 866 (23.3) | 18 (11.0) | 272 (18.1) | 283 (24.5) | 293 (32.4) | |
| Heart disease | <0.001 | |||||
| Count | 1132 (30.4) | 40 (24.4) | 410 (27.5) | 363 (31.5) | 319 (35.5) | |
| Stroke | 0.561 | |||||
| Count | 167 (4.5) | 8 (4.9) | 67 (4.5) | 44 (3.8) | 48 (5.3) | |
BMI: Body Mass Index; p-Value: Linear by Linear Association in Chi-squared Test.