Table 1.
Description of the variables according to Body mass index categories. Colombian and South Korean population
| n (%) or mean ± SD | Body Mass Index classification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | Total | P value | |
| Korea (n = 4556) | ||||||
| Sex | <.001 | |||||
| Female | 91 (55.83) | 1101 (55.58) | 638 (49.53) | 663 (58.99) | 2493 (54.72) | |
| Male | 72 (44.17) | 880 (44.42) | 650 (50.47) | 461 (41.01) | 2063 (45.28) | |
| Age | 76.40 ± 9.82 | 70.39 ± 9.72 | 68.98 ± 9.17 | 68.40 ± 8.88 | 69.96 ± 9.47 | <.001 |
| Comorbidity | 1.18 ± 1.02 | 1.02 ± 1.08 | 1.11 ± 1.10 | 1.48 ± 1.19 | 1.16 ± 1.12 | <.001 |
| Education | <.001 | |||||
| No Education | 27 (16.56) | 135 (6.81) | 59 (4.58) | 51 (4.54) | 272 (5.97) | |
| < High school | 79 (48.47) | 772 (38.97) | 436 (33.85) | 491 (43.68) | 1778 (39.03) | |
| High school | 39 (23.93) | 760 (38.36) | 579 (44.95) | 417 (37.99) | 1805 (39.62) | |
| > High school | 18 (11.04) | 314 (15.85) | 214 (16.61) | 155 (13.79) | 701 (15.39) | |
| Smoke | 0.044 | |||||
| Non-smoker | 105 (64.42) | 1336 (67.44) | 840 (65.22) | 792 (70.46) | 3073 (67.45) | |
| Past-smoker | 45 (27.61) | 419 (21.15) | 301 (23.37) | 227 (20.2) | 992 (21.77) | |
| Current-smoker | 13 (7.98) | 226 (11.41) | 147 (11.41) | 105 (9.34) | 491 (10.78) | |
| Exercise | 0.005 | |||||
| No | 117 (71.78) | 1188 (59.97) | 745 (57.84) | 691 (61.48) | 2741 (60.16) | |
| Yes | 46 (28.22) | 793 (40.03) | 543 (42.16) | 433 (38.52) | 1815 (39.84) | |
| Marital status | <.001 | |||||
| Separated, widowed or single | 100 (61.35) | 1531 (77.28) | 1029 (79.89) | 849 (75.53) | 3509 (77.02) | |
| Married or living with | 63 (38.65) | 450 (22.72) | 259 (20.11) | 275 (24.47) | 1047 (22.98) | |
| Weight status | <.001 | |||||
| No changes | 114 (69.94) | 1663 (83.95) | 1131 (87.81) | 1013 (90.12) | 3921 (86.06) | |
| Lost | 49 (30.06) | 318 (16.05) | 157 (12.19) | 111 (9.88) | 635 (13.94) | |
| BADL | 0.68 ± 1.92 | 0.19 ± 0.99 | 0.14 ± 0.87 | 0.18 ± 0.99 | 0.19 ± 1.02 | <.001 |
| IADL | 1.63 ± 3.35 | 0.64 ± 2.05 | 0.46 ± 1.70 | 0.54 ± 1.90 | 0.61 ± 2.00 | <.001 |
| MMSE | 22.74 ± 7.20 | 25.45 ± 5.29 | 26.18 ± 4.85 | 25.61 ± 5.27 | 25.58 ± 5.30 | <.001 |
| Colombia (n = 23,343) | ||||||
| Sex | <.001 | |||||
| Female | 377 (53.55) | 3450 (46.36) | 4279 (55.72) | 5277 (70.18) | 13,383 (57.33) | |
| Male | 327 (46.45) | 3991 (53.64) | 3400 (44.28) | 2242 (29.82) | 9960 (42.67) | |
| Age | 73.10 ± 8.71 | 71.17 ± 8.14 | 69.61 ± 7.32 | 71.46 ± 8.86 | 70.81 ± 8.19 | <.001 |
| Comorbidity | 0.94 ± 1.03 | 1.03 ± 1.05 | 1.30 ± 1.11 | 1.56 ± 1.18 | 1.29 ± 1.13 | <.001 |
| Education | <.001 | |||||
| No Education | 230 (32.67) | 2111 (28.24) | 1810 (23.49) | 1958 (26.91) | 6113 (26.07) | |
| < High school | 383 (54.40) | 4075 (54.51) | 4289 (55.67) | 4158 (55.02) | 12,907 (55.05) | |
| High school | 71 (10.09) | 954 (12.82) | 1203 (15.67) | 1056 (14.04) | 3284 (14.07) | |
| > High school | 20 (2.84) | 330 (4.43) | 401 (5.22) | 382 (5.08) | 1133 (4.85) | |
| Smoke | <.001 | |||||
| Non-smoker | 233 (33.10) | 3117 (41.89) | 3762 (48.99) | 4136 (55.01) | 11,248 (48.19) | |
| Past-smoker | 283 (40.20) | 3163 (42.51) | 3290 (42.84) | 2877 (38.26) | 9613 (41.18) | |
| Current-smoker | 188 (26.70) | 1161 (15.60) | 627 (8.17) | 506 (6.73) | 2482 (10.63) | |
| Exercise | <.001 | |||||
| No | 262 (37.22) | 2031 (27.29) | 2069 (26.94) | 3330 (44.29) | 7692 (32.95) | |
| Yes | 442 (62.78) | 5410 (72.71) | 5610 (73.06) | 4189 (55.71) | 15,651 (67.05) | |
| Marital status | <.001 | |||||
| Separated, widowed or single | 408 (57.95) | 3523 (47.35) | 3222 (41.96) | 3799 (50.53) | 10,952 (46.92) | |
| Married or living with | 296 (42.05) | 3918 (52.65) | 4457 (58.04) | 3720 (49.47) | 12,391 (53.08) | |
| Weight status | <.001 | |||||
| No changes | 663 (94.18) | 7024 (94.40) | 7307 (95.16) | 7160 (95.23) | 22,154 (94.91) | |
| Lost | 41 (5.82) | 417 (5.60) | 372 (4.84) | 359 (4.77) | 1189 (5.09) | |
| BADL | 96.79 ± 8.23 | 98.23 ± 5.68 | 98.48 ± 4.68 | 93.09 ± 16.22 | 96.61 ± 10.50 | <.001 |
| IADL | 1.35 ± 1.81 | 0.82 ± 1.43 | 0.57 ± 1.18 | 1.19 ± 1.86 | 0.87 ± 1.55 | <.001 |
| MMSE | 19.99 ± 8.90 | 22.90 ± 7.68 | 24.57 ± 6.55 | 22.11 ± 8.49 | 23.11 ± 7.73 | <.001 |
BADL: Basic activities of daily living. IADL: Instrumental activities of daily living. MMSE: Mini-mental state Examination