Table 2.
Medical conditions and self-perception of weight, stratified by body mass index category
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical condition or perception | Overall (n=471) | ⩽24.9 (n=167) | 25.0–29.9 (n=164) | 30.0–34.9 (n=86) | 35.0–39.9 (n=35) | ⩾40.0 (n=19) | P value a |
| Coronary artery disease | 36 (7.6) | 7 (4.2) | 14 (8.5) | 10 (11.6) | 3 (8.6) | 2 (10.5) | 0.07 |
| Current depression b | 48 (11.4) | 14 (10.0) | 13 (8.4) | 13 (17.1) | 5 (15.2) | 3 (16.7) | 0.10 |
| Diabetes mellitus, type 2 | 48 (10.2) | 7 (4.2) | 18 (11.0) | 12 (14.0) | 4 (11.4) | 7 (36.8) | <0.001 |
| Fibromyalgia | 22 (4.7) | 5 (3.0) | 6 (3.7) | 7 (8.1) | 3 (8.6) | 1 (5.3) | 0.08 |
| History of depression | 139 (29.5) | 49 (29.3) | 41 (25.0) | 24 (27.9) | 18 (51.4) | 7 (36.8) | 0.09 |
| High cholesterol | 140 (29.7) | 40 (24.0) | 49 (29.9) | 30 (34.9) | 15 (42.9) | 6 (31.6) | 0.02 |
| High blood pressure | 129 (27.4) | 39 (23.4) | 41 (25.0) | 31 (36.0) | 12 (34.3) | 6 (31.6) | 0.04 |
| Knee or hip arthritis | 75 (15.9) | 13 (7.8) | 23 (14.0) | 20 (23.3) | 13 (37.1) | 6 (31.6) | <0.001 |
| Obstructive sleep apnea | 60 (12.7) | 11 (6.6) | 16 (9.8) | 18 (20.9) | 9 (25.7) | 6 (31.6) | <0.001 |
| Self-perception of weight | <0.001 | ||||||
| Underweight | 13 (2.8) | 11 (6.6) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| About the right weight | 178 (37.8) | 131 (78.4) | 41 (25.0) | 6 (7.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Overweight | 280 (59.4) | 25 (15.0) | 121 (73.8) | 80 (93.0) | 35 (100.0) | 19 (100.0) | |
a
Cochran-Armitage trend test.
b
Current depression was defined as Patient Health Questionnaire-2 score ⩾3. Percentages are based on 421 with available data (n=140, n=154, n=76, n=33, and n=18 for the body mass index subcategories, respectively).