Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and health-related variables according to body mass index (BMI) categories.
| Normal Weight (n = 154) |
Overweight or Obesity (n = 139) |
p-Value * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 51.90 ± 7.35 | 55.74 ± 8.10 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 159.93 ± 5.49 | 157.62 ± 5.200 | <0.001 |
| Body weight (kg) | 51.43 ± 5.42 | 62.82 ± 5.69 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.12 ± 1.96 | 25.28 ±1.93 | <0.001 |
| Education level (≥ college) | 30.9 | 18.4 | 0.010 |
| Marriage status (married) | 92.2 | 89.4 | 0.259 |
| Job (homemaker) | 32.7 | 32.1 | 0.511 |
| Smoking (yes) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.004 |
| Alcohol consumption (yes) | 42.9 | 31.2 | 0.026 |
| Regular exercise (yes) | 76.0 | 80.9 | 0.191 |
| Dietary supplements use (yes) | 59.7 | 66.7 | 0.322 |
| Subjective stress level | 2.44 ± 0.96 | 2.36 ± 0.87 | 0.495 |
| Subjective health status | 3.18 ± 0.80 | 3.08 ± 0.80 | 0.258 |
| Depression level | 19.60 ± 4.29 | 18.81 ± 4.58 | 0.138 |
| Age at menarche | 13.90 ± 2.29 | 14.45 ± 1.99 | 0.031 |
Data are presented as the mean ± SD or %. * p-values were calculated using t-test or x2-test.