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. 2020 Oct 6;61(3):E476–E481. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.3.1430

Tab. II.

Mean BMI among women aged 40-65 according to selected variables.

Variables n (%) Mean BMI(SD) P-Value
Age 0.01
40-44 2060(32) 27.28(4.4)
45-49 1886(29.30) 27.60(4.5)
50-54 1361(21.10) 27.78(4.6)
55-59 745(11.60) 27.77(4.6)
60-65 395(6.10) 27.55(4.2)
Parity 0.0001
Nulliparous 386(6) 26.7(4.7)
1-3 3131(48.6) 27.3(4.4)
4-6 2467(38.3) 27.8(4.5)
6+ 463(7.2) 28.3(4.5)
Marital status 0.04
Married 5613(87.10) 27.6 (5.3)
Single 834(12.90) 27.2 (4.3)
Occupation 0.01
Housewife 5235(81.20) 27.6 (4.5)
Employed 1212(18.80) 27.2 (4.4)
Education level 0.002
Illiterate 538(8.30) 27.9 (4.5)
Elementary 2611(40.50) 27.6 (4.5)
High school 2493(38.70) 26.5(4.4)
University 805(12.50) 25.0 (4.4)
Age at menarche 0.0001
< 12 471(7.30) 28.2 (5.1)
≥ 12 5976(92.70) 27.5 (4.5)
Menopause status 0.04
Pre -menopausal 4531(70.30) 27.4 (4.4)
Post-menopausal 1916(29.70) 27.7 (4.6)