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. 2021 Oct 27;11(10):e051701. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051701

Table 3.

Behavioural risk factors of respondents, stratified by nutritional status (N=11 064)

Variable Category n Nutritional status, % (95% CI)
Underweight Normal weight Overweight Obese
Physical activity Sedentary 1995 25.1 (23.2 to 27.0) 57.3 (55.2 to 59.5) 14.7 (13.2 to 16.4) 2.9 (2.2 to 3.7)
Moderate 3134 22.0 (20.6 to 23.5) 58.0 (56.2 to 59.7) 16.7 (15.5 to 18.1) 3.3 (2.7 to 4.0)
Vigorous 5935 19.0 (18.0 to 20.0) 60.4 (59.2 to 61.7) 16.7 (15.8 to 17.7) 3.9 (3.4 to 4.4)
Red meat intake Yes 2687 17.9 (16.5 to 19.4) 58.2 (56.3 to 60.0) 19.9 (18.4 to 21.5) 4.0 (3.3 to 4.8)
No 8377 21.9 (21.0 to 22.8) 59.5 (58.5 to 60.6) 15.2 (14.5 to 16.0) 3.4 (3.0 to 3.8)
Fried food intake Yes 2949 21.3 (19.9 to 22.8) 60.5 (58.7 to 62.2) 15.2 (13.9 to 16.5) 3.1 (2.5 to 3.7)
No 8115 20.8 (19.9 to 21.7) 58.7 (57.6 to 59.8) 16.8 (16.0 to 17.6) 3.7 (3.3 to 4.1)
Processed food intake Yes 2278 20.9 (19.2 to 22.6) 59.3 (57.3 to 61.3) 15.6 (14.2 to 17.2) 4.2 (3.5 to 5.1)
No 8786 20.9 (20.1 to 21.8) 59.2 (58.1 to 60.2) 16.5 (15.8 to 17.3) 3.4 (3.0 to 3.8)
Sugary drinks intake Yes 4044 21.7 (20.4 to 23.0) 59.6 (58.0 to 61.1) 15.4 (14.3 to 16.5) 3.4 (2.9 to 4.0)
No 7020 20.5 (19.6 to 21.4) 59.0 (57.8 to 60.1) 16.9 (16.1 to 17.8) 3.6 (3.2 to 4.1)
Added salt intake Yes 6946 23.2 (22.2 to 24.2) 59.3 (58.2 to 60.5) 14.6 (13.8 to 15.5) 2.9 (2.5 to 3.3)
No 4118 17.1 (16.0 to 18.3) 58.9 (57.4 to 60.4) 19.3 (18.1 to 20.5) 4.7 (4.1 to 5.4)
Inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables Yes 8331 21.4 (20.6 to 22.3) 59.5 (58.5 to 60.6) 15.7 (15.0 to 16.5) 3.3 (2.9 to 3.7)
No 2733 19.4 (17.9 to 20.9) 58.1 (56.3 to 60.0) 18.2 (16.8 to 19.7) 4.3 (3.6 to 5.1)

Underweight: BMI is less than 18.5 kg/m2; normal weight: BMI is 18.5–25.0 kg/m2; overweight: BMI is 25.0–29.9 kg/m2; obese: BMI is over 30.0 kg/m2.

BMI, body mass index.