. 2019 Nov 8;3(1):41–50. doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2019-0042

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics and Social and Health Status by BMI Quartile.

			Male (n = 391)									Female (n = 537)
			Q1 14.5 ≤ bmi < 22.8		Q2 22.8 ≤ bmi < 26.2		Q3 26.2 ≤ bmi < 30.3		Q4 30.3 ≤ bmi ≤ 52.3			Q1 13.9 ≤ bmi < 25.6		Q2 25.6 ≤ bmi < 30.1		Q3 30.1 ≤ bmi < 33.8		Q4 33.8 ≤ bmi ≤ 61.1
			n 97	%	n 97	%	n 100	%	n 97	%	p-value	n 131	%	n 137	%	n 131	%	n 138	%	p-value
Age class
	18–29		30	30.9	27	27.8	20	20.0	12	12.4	0.350	50	38.2	28	20.4	22	16.8	20	14.5	0.002
	30–39		21	21.7	22	22.7	24	24.0	23	23.7		27	20.6	37	27.0	33	25.2	35	25.4
	40–49		19	19.6	19	19.6	25	25.0	26	26.8		18	13.7	24	17.5	23	17.6	29	21.0
	50–59		16	16.5	16	16.5	19	19.0	24	24.7		26	19.9	28	20.4	40	30.5	37	26.8
	60–69		11	11.3	13	13.4	12	12.0	12	12.4		10	7.6	20	14.6	13	9.9	17	12.3
Ethnicity
	iTaukei		34	35.1	53	54.6	56	56.0	73	75.3	<.0001	62	47.3	89	65.0	84	64.1	111	80.4	<.0001
	Fijian of Indian descent		62	63.9	40	41.2	40	40.0	20	20.6		68	57.9	47	34.3	42	32.1	22	15.9
	Fijian of other descent		1	1.0	4	4.1	4	4.0	4	4.1		1	0.8	1	0.7	5	3.8	5	3.6
Education
	Primary school completed or less		53	54.6	43	44.33	35	35.0	39	40.2	0.091	58	44.3	57	41.6	64	48.9	59	42.8	0.893
	Secondary school completed		33	34.0	36	37.1	40	40.0	35	36.1		53	40.5	59	43.1	52	39.7	57	41.3
	College/University completed or higher		11	11.3	18	18.6	25	25.0	23	23.7		20	15.3	21	15.3	15	11.5	22	15.9
Marital status
	Never married		37	38.1	21	21.7	21	21.0	15	15.5	0.008	27	20.6	11	8.0	12	9.2	15	10.9	0.035
	Currently married		57	58.8	70	72.2	70	70.0	73	75.3		89	67.9	106	77.4	96	73.3	100	72.5
	Others		3	3.1	6	6.2	6	9.0	9	9.3		15	11.5	20	14.1	23	17.6	23	16.7
Main work in the past 12 months
	Farmer		31	32.0	27	27.8	15	15.0	16	16.5	0.114	1	0.8	0	0.0	2	1.5	0	0.0	<.0001
	Fisher		0	0.0	2	2.1	1	1.0	2	2.1		0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.8	0	0.0
	Forestry		2	2.1	3	3.1	0	0.0	1	1.0		0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Office worker		4	4.1	0	0.0	7	7.0	5	5.2		5	3.8	3	2.2	2	1.5	9	6.5
	Professional		8	8.3	10	10.3	12	12.0	14	14.4		2	1.5	6	4.4	4	3.1	9	6.5
	Service industry		13	13.4	12	12.4	22	22.0	17	17.5		4	3.1	5	3.7	3	2.3	6	4.4
	Student		4	4.1	7	7.2	3	3.0	1	1.0		20	15.3	2	1.5	1	0.8	4	2.9
	Housewife		0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	1.0		81	61.8	86	62.8	92	70.2	77	55.8
	Other		26	26.8	26	26.8	33	33.0	30	30.9		9	6.9	28	20.4	19	14.5	26	18.8
	No occupation		9	9.3	10	10.3	7	7.0	10	10.3		9	6.9	7	5.1	7	5.3	7	5.1
Subjective living status
	Wealthy or Very comfortable		16	16.5	18	18.6	25	25.0	21	21.7	0.806	35	26.7	31	22.6	25	19.1	28	20.3	0.624
	Reasonably comfortable		47	48.5	49	50.5	45	45.0	48	49.5		46	35.1	60	43.8	58	44.3	56	40.6
	Just getting along or less		34	35.1	30	30.9	30	30.0	28	28.9		50	38.2	46	33.6	48	36.6	54	39.0
Nutritional status
	Categories of HbA1c level, % †
		HbA1c < 5.6	61	62.9	62	63.9	60	60.0	64	66.0	0.377	88	67.2	98	71.5	83	63.4	86	62.3	0.143
		5.6 ≤ HBb1c < 6.5	26	26.8	18	18.6	19	19.0	20	20.6		24	18.3	24	17.5	22	16.8	36	26.1
		6.5 ≤ HbA1c or medication	10	10.3	17	17.5	21	21.0	13	13.4		19	14.5	15	11.0	26	19.9	16	11.6
	Categories of blood pressure level, mmHg ‡
		Normal	53	54.6	32	33.0	19	19.0	11	11.3	<.0001	88	67.2	49	35.8	33	25.2	23	16.7	<.0001
		Pre-hypertension	38	39.2	55	56.7	62	62.0	60	61.9		34	26.0	69	50.4	70	53.4	65	47.1
		Hypertension	6	6.2	10	10.3	19	19.0	26	26.8		9	6.9	19	13.9	28	21.4	50	36.2

Data are expressed as number and percent (%). The p-values were calculated using chi-square test.

† Categories of HbA1c levels: HbA1c ≥ 6.5 or controlled by medication; 6.5 > HBb1c ≥ 5.6; 5.6 > HBb1c

‡ Categories of blood pressure levels: Hypertension; SBP ≥ 140 and DBP ≥ 90 or controlled by medication, Pre-hypertension; 140 > SBP ≥ 120 or 90 > DBP ≥ 80, Normal; 120 > SBP and 80 > DBP