Table 2.
Participants characteristics according to waist circumference-based central obesity
| Variable | Normal | Obese | P value | ||
| n=23 260 | n=8690 | ||||
| n | Weighted % (SE) | n | Weighted % (SE) | ||
| Age | 43.17 (0.21) | 50.37 (0.29) | <0.001 | ||
| Sex (female) | 11 315 | 51.02 (0.39) | 4124 | 49.04 (0.68) | 0.023 |
| Severe drinking | 4167 | 23.19 (0.41) | 1563 | 25.99 (0.65) | <0.001 |
| Current smoking | 4318 | 26.81 (0.44) | 1419 | 26.85 (0.68) | 0.956 |
| Residence (rural area) | 4418 | 17.74 (1.29) | 1989 | 23.33 (1.71) | <0.001 |
| Family income (intermediate/high) | 11 754 | 58.92 (0.71) | 4086 | 57.61 (0.91) | 0.154 |
| Allergic rhinitis | 1890 | 15.62 (0.49) | 486 | 11.86 (0.64) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | 3832 | 12.10 (0.28) | 3183 | 30.73 (0.65) | <0.001 |
| Stroke | 386 | 1.10 (0.07) | 262 | 2.06 (0.15) | <0.001 |
| Bronchial asthma | 672 | 2.62 (0.13) | 388 | 3.95 (0.25) | <0.001 |
| Depression | 866 | 26.13 (0.97) | 429 | 30.40 (1.66) | 0.023 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1288 | 4.87 (0.17) | 351 | 3.66 (0.22) | <0.001 |