Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population as of 01 January 2014
| Normal weight | Overweight | Class I obesity | Class II obesity | Class III obesity | Total patients with elevated BMI | Total Study Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI range based on last measurement in 2011–2013 (kg/m2) | 18.5–< 25 | 25- < 30 | 30- < 35 | 35- < 40 | ≥ 40 | 25- ≥ 40 | |
| Total, N (%) | 619,504 (35%) | 661,131 (38%) | 323,094 (18%) | 106,917 (6%) | 46,145 (3%) | 1,137,287 (65%) | 1,756,791 (100%) |
| Mean (SD) | 22.5 (1.7) | 27.3 (1.4) | 32.1 (1.4) | 37.0 (1.4) | 44.7 (6.1) | 30.3 (4.7) | 27.5(5.4) |
| Median (IQR) | 22.8 (21.3–24.0) | 27.2 (26.1–28.5) | 31.9 (30.9–33.2) | 36.8 (35.8–38.1) | 42.9 (41.1–45.9) | 29.1 (26.9–32.3) | 26.7 (23.8–30.4) |
| Range | 18.50–24.99 | 25.00–29.99 | 30.00–34.99 | 35.00–39.99 | 40.00–141.98 | 25.00–141.98 | 18.50–141.98 |
| Years with current BMI category, n (%) | |||||||
| < 5 | 74,851 (12.1) | 134,572 (20.4) | 97,032 (30.0) | 42,796 (40.0) | 15,878 (34.4) | 290,278 (25.5) | 365,129 (20.8) |
| > 5 | 250,773 (40.5) | 291,544 (44.1) | 136,654 (42.3) | 39,503 (36.9) | 20,399 (44.2) | 488,100 (42.9) | 738,873 (42.1) |
| Unknown | 293,880 (47.4) | 235,015 (35.5) | 89,408 (27.7) | 24,618 (23.0) | 9868 (21.4) | 358,909 (31.6) | 652,789 (37.2) |
| Time between last measurement of BMI and 1 January 2014 (days) | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 358 (291) | 297 (259) | 262 (237) | 241 (225) | 232 (220) | 279 (220) | 306.7 ± 267.47 |
| Median (IQR) | 268 (129–534) | 225 (99–392) | 202 (83–339) | 184 (73–318) | 177 (70–309) | 212 (89–359) | 230.0 (101.0–416.0) |
| Range | 0–1096 | 0–1096 | 0–1096 | 0–1096 | 0–1095 | 0–1096 | 0–1096 |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 50.35 (18.34) | 56.35 (16.76) | 57.83 (15.74) | 57.42 (15.36) | 56.29 (15.03) | 56.87 (16.29) | 54.57 (17.32) |
| Median (IQR) | 48.0 (34.0–64.0) | 57.0 (43.0–68.0) | 58.0 (46.0–69.0) | 58.0 (46.0–68.0) | 57.0 (45.0–67.0) | 58.0 (44.0–68.0) | 55.0 (40.0–67.0) |
| Age group, n (%) | |||||||
| 25–34 | 160,799 (26.0) | 80,627 (12.2) | 27,726 (8.6) | 8932 (8.4) | 4172 (9.0) | 121,457 (10.7) | 282,256 (16.1) |
| 35–44 | 116,370 (18.8) | 101,712 (15.4) | 44,395 (13.7) | 14,739 (13.8) | 6736 (14.6) | 167,582 (14.7) | 283,952 (16.2) |
| 45–54 | 91,134 (14.7) | 110,977 (16.8) | 58,507 (18.1) | 20,727 (19.4) | 9257 (20.1) | 199,468 (17.5) | 290,602 (16.5) |
| 55–64 | 103,812 (16.8) | 150,576 (22.8) | 80,038 (24.8) | 26,786 (25.1) | 12,022 (26.1) | 269,422 (23.7) | 373,234 (21.2) |
| 65–74 | 69,352 (11.2) | 111,123 (16.8) | 59,669 (18.5) | 19,584 (18.3) | 8208 (17.8) | 198,584 (17.5) | 267,936 (15.3) |
| 75–84 | 49,489 (8.0) | 75,841 (11.5) | 39,718 (12.3) | 12,720 (11.9) | 4656 (10.1) | 132,935 (11.7) | 182,424 (10.4) |
| 85+ | 28,548 (4.6) | 30,275 (4.6) | 13,041 (4.0) | 3429 (3.2) | 1094 (2.4) | 47,839 (4.2) | 76,387 (4.3) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
| Male | 298,452 (48.2) | 367,837 (55.6) | 148,931 (46.1) | 36,411 (34.1) | 11,994 (26.0) | 565,173 (49.7) | 863,625 (49.2) |
| Female | 321,052 (51.8) | 293,294 (44.4) | 174,163 (53.9) | 70,506 (65.9) | 34,151 (74.0) | 572,114 (50.3) | 893,166 (50.8) |
| Immigrant, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 210,409 (34.0) | 263,428 (39.8) | 131,586 (40.7) | 41,936 (39.2) | 16,730 (36.3) | 453,680 (39.9) | 664,089 (37.8) |
| No | 409,095 (66.0) | 397,703 (60.2) | 191,508 (59.3) | 64,981 (60.8) | 29,415 (63.7) | 683,607 (60.1) | 1,092,702 (62.2) |
| Years in country (among foreign born) | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 42 (19.99) | 44.65 (18.98) | 44.2 (18.66) | 42.75 (18.46) | 41.11 (18.29) | 44.21 (18.83) | 43.52 (19.23) |
| Median (IQR) | 45.0 (23.0–63.0) | 50.0 (24.0–63.0) | 50.0 (24.0–63.0) | 46.0 (24.0–59.0) | 42.0 (23.0–58.0) | 50.0 (24.0–63.0) | 49.0 (24.0–63.0) |
| Years in country (among foreign born) | |||||||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||
| Israeli-born Jewish | 319,949 (51.6) | 278,142 (42.1) | 118,311 (36.6) | 36,993 (34.6) | 15,756 (34.1) | 449,202 (39.5) | 769,151 (43.8) |
| European-born Jewish | 38,387 (6.2) | 50,007 (7.6) | 22,728 (7.0) | 6612 (6.2) | 2269 (4.9) | 81,616 (7.2) | 120,003 (6.8) |
| Middle Eastern-born Jewish | 34,244 (5.5) | 43,572 (6.6) | 19,218 (5.9) | 5047 (4.7) | 1627 (3.5) | 69,464 (6.1) | 103,708 (5.9) |
| Americas-born Jewish | 11,320 (1.8) | 12,405 (1.9) | 5951 (1.8) | 1884 (1.8) | 788 (1.7) | 21,028 (1.8) | 32,348 (1.8) |
| Former USSR-born Jewish | 64,774 (10.5) | 81,945 (12.4) | 46,231 (14.3) | 16,376 (15.3) | 7272 (15.8) | 151,824 (13.3) | 216,598 (12.3) |
| Ethiopian-born Jewish | 17,946 (2.9) | 10,556 (1.6) | 2571 (0.8) | 442 (0.4) | 97 (0.2) | 13,666 (1.2) | 31,612 (1.8) |
| Arab | 91,103 (14.7) | 122,374 (18.5) | 75,087 (23.2) | 28,785 (26.9) | 14,082 (30.5) | 240,328 (21.1) | 331,431 (18.9) |
| Missing data | 41,781 (6.7) | 62,130 (9.4) | 32,997 (10.2) | 10,778 (10.1) | 4254 (9.2) | 110,159 (9.7) | 151,940 (8.6) |
| Socioeconomic status, n (%) | |||||||
| Low | 133,860 (21.6) | 164,535 (24.9) | 96,709 (29.9) | 36,542 (34.2) | 17,629 (38.2) | 315,415 (27.7) | 449,275 (25.6) |
| Medium | 241,575 (39.0) | 261,478 (39.6) | 129,928 (40.2) | 43,110 (40.3) | 18,337 (39.7) | 452,853 (39.8) | 694,428 (39.5) |
| High | 243,481 (39.3) | 234,536 (35.5) | 96,179 (29.8) | 27,190 (25.4) | 10,132 (22.0) | 368,037 (32.4) | 611,518 (34.8) |
| Missing data | 588 (0.1) | 582 (0.1) | 278 (0.1) | 75 (0.1) | 47 (0.1) | 982 (0.1) | 1570 (0.1) |
| Residence, n (%) | |||||||
| Urban | 554,723 (89.5) | 593,628 (89.8) | 293,270 (90.8) | 97,925 (91.6) | 42,700 (92.5) | 1,027,523 (90.3) | 1,582,246 (90.1) |
| Rural | 63,858 (10.3) | 66,684 (10.1) | 29,503 (9.1) | 8882 (8.3) | 3423 (7.4) | 108,492 (9.5) | 172,350 (9.8) |
| Missing data | 923 (0.1) | 819 (0.1) | 321 (0.1) | 110 (0.1) | 22 (0.0) | 1272 (0.1) | 2195 (0.1) |
| Number of children | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 2.08 ± 1.97 | 2.50 ± 2.15 | 2.75 ± 2.35 | 2.85 ± 2.50 | 2.85 ± 2.60 | 2.62 ± 2.26 | 2.43 ± 2.18 |
| Median (IQR) | 2.0 (0.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 3.0 (1.0–4.0) | 3.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) |