Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics by body mass index categories.
| Variable | BMI categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 19–30 (n=136) | 5 (3.7) | 83 (61.03) | 29 (21.3) | 19 (13.9) |
| 31–63 (n=87) | 3 (3.4) | 40 (45.9) | 18 (20.7) | 26 (29.9) |
| Total (n=223) | 8 (3.6) | 123 (55.2) | 47 (21.1) | 45 (20.2) |
| Chi-square, P value | .2 | .08 | .21 | .03 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (n=126) | 2 (1.6) | 71 (56.3) | 28 (22.2) | 25 (19.8) |
| Female (n=97) | 6 (6.2) | 52 (53.6) | 19 (19.6) | 20 (20.6) |
| Chi-square, P value | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.23 |
| Duration of stay in hospital | ||||
| Acute (<5 years) (n=168) | 5 (3) | 95 (56.5) | 37 (22.02) | 31 (18.5) |
| Chronic (≥5 years) (n=55) | 3 (5.5) | 28 (50.9) | 10 (18.2) | 14 (25.5) |
| Chi-square, P value | .12 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.07 |
Data are number (percentage)