Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample included in the study. National Health Survey 2009–2010, Chile.
| Total sample | Men | Women | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 5031) | (n = 2027) | (n = 3004) | ||
| Age (year) (mean ± SE) | 43.30 ± 0.41 | 42.60 ± 0.64 | 43.90 ± 0.52 | 0.13 |
| Residence type (%) | ||||
| Urban | 84.4 | 85.4 | 84.8 | 0.37 |
| BMI (%) | ||||
| Underweight | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | <0.001 |
| Normal | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.9 | |
| Overweight | 41.0 | 47.6 | 36.5 | |
| Class I obesity | 19.3 | 19.6 | 22.3 | |
| Class II obesity | 7.8 | 2.8 | 8.0 | |
| Class III obesity | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 | |
| Abdominal obesity (%)a | 37.1 | 21.9 | 51.3 | <0.001 |
| Educational level (%) | ||||
| Low (<8 years) | 19.6 | 17.5 | 21.5 | 0.16 |
| Medium (8–12 years) | 54.3 | 56.2 | 52.6 | |
| High (>12 years) | 26.1 | 26.3 | 25.9 | |
| Framingham CV risk (%) | ||||
| Low | 90.7 | 83.5 | 97.4 | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 7.5 | 12.9 | 2.5 | |
| High | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 | |
| Very high | 0.4 | 0.8 | – | |
| GPAQ physical activity level (%) | ||||
| Low | 27.6 | 23.2 | 31.6 | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 19.9 | 16.9 | 22.6 | |
| High | 52.5 | 59.9 | 45.8 | |
| GPAQ sitting time (min/day) | ||||
| Geometric mean | 150.40 | 158.10 | 143.50 | 0.05 |
| SE | 3.65 | 5.80 | 4.77 | |
| 95%CI | 143.4–157.7 | 147.1–169.9 | 134.4–153.1 | |
| Median | 150 | 180 | 150 | |
| IQR | 75–285 | 90–300 | 70–241 | |
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; CV = cardiovascular; GPAQ = Global Physical Activity Questionnaire; IQR = interquartile range.
a
Abdominal obesity was defined as waist circumference >88 cm for women and >102 cm for men.