Table 3.
Prevalence of obesity and overweight according to general characteristics of the studied population.
| Variable | Normal N (%) |
Overweight N (%) |
Obesity N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
|
| |||
| Male | 310 (33) | 382 (40.7) | 246 (26.2) |
|
| |||
| Female | 250 (35.5) | 249 (35.4) | 205 (29.1) |
|
| |||
| Nationality | |||
|
| |||
| Saudi | 410 (34) | 468 (38.8) | 328 (27.2) |
|
| |||
| Non Saudi | 115 (35.9) | 120 (37.5) | 85 (26.6) |
|
| |||
| Marital Status | |||
|
| |||
| Married | 264 (45.1) | 199 (34) | 123 (21) |
|
| |||
| Single | 258 (28) | 384 (41.6) | 281 (30.4) |
|
| |||
| Divorced | 33 (29.5) | 42 (37.5) | 37 (33) |
|
| |||
| Level of Education | |||
|
| |||
| Primary | 301 (35.6) | 308 (36.4) | 236 (27.9) |
|
| |||
| Secondary | 130 (29.8) | 193 (44.3) | 113 (25.9) |
|
| |||
| University | 120 (36.5) | 113 (34.3) | 96 (29.2) |
|
| |||
| Monthly Income | |||
|
| |||
| >7000 SAR | 265 (40.9) | 227 (35) | 156 (24.1) |
|
| |||
| 5000-7000 SAR | 84 (29.3) | 129 (44.9) | 74 (25.8) |
|
| |||
| <5000 SAR | 111 (23.7) | 198 (42.2) | 160 (34.1) |
|
| |||
| Hypertension | |||
|
| |||
| Yes | 62 (24.31) | 83 (32.54) | 110 (43.13) |
|
| |||
| No | 499 (35.09) | 539 (37.90) | 384 (27.00) |
|
| |||
| Smoking Status | |||
|
| |||
| Non-Smoker | 397 (35.25) | 370 (32.85) | 360 (31.94) |
|
| |||
| Ex-Smoker | 66 (33.50) | 43 (21.82) | 88 (44.67) |
|
| |||
| Smoker | 151 (47.18) | 72 (22.5) | 97 (30.31) |
Overweight was defined as BMI equal to or greater than 25. Obesity was defined as BMI equal to or greater than 30.