Table 3.
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Han, Uyghur and Kazakh according to age group
| Age (years) |
Overweight | P value | Obesity | P value | ||||
| Han (%) | Uygur (%) | Kazakh (%) | Han (%) | Uygur (%) | Kazakh (%) | |||
| 35–44 | 712 (35.0) | 573 (34.6) | 581 (33.6) | <0.001 | 273 (13.4) | 422 (25.5) | 451 (26.1) | <0.001 |
| 45–54 | 599 (43.9) | 481 (38.1) | 361 (31.9) | 246 (18.0) | 436 (34.5) | 471 (41.6) | ||
| 55–64 | 497 (45.9) | 354 (32.6) | 216 (28.3) | 268 (24.7) | 318 (29.3) | 333 (43.6) | ||
| ≥65 | 572 (45.0) | 227 (29.9) | 165 (35.1) | 295 (23.2) | 185 (24.3) | 171 (36.4) | ||
Date were compared by χ2 tests.
*P<0.05, statistically significant.