Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample by BMI status (n = 1811).
| Variable | Total Sample n = 1811 |
BMI Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Weight n = 739 |
Overweight/Obese n = 1072 |
p | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 911 (50.3) | 282 (31.0) | 629 (69.0) | <0.001 |
| Female | 900 (49.7) | 457 (50.8) | 443 (49.2) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–29 | 372 (20.5) | 246 (66.1) | 126 (33.9) | <0.001 |
| 30–39 | 230 (12.7) | 117 (50.9) | 113 (49.1) | |
| 40–49 | 188 (10.4) | 69 (36.7) | 119 (63.3) | |
| 50–59 | 275 (15.2) | 86 (31.3) | 189 (68.7) | |
| 60–69 | 312 (17.2) | 89 (28.5) | 223 (71.5) | |
| 70+ | 434 (24.0) | 132 (30.4) | 302 (69.6) | |
| Marital status (n = 1803) | ||||
| single | 478 (26.5) | 271 (56.7) | 207 (43.3) | <0.001 |
| married | 1012 (56.1) | 356 (35.2) | 656 (64.8) | |
| divorced | 70 (3.9) | 28 (40.0) | 42 (60.0) | |
| widowed | 243 (13.5) | 83 (34.2) | 160 (65.8) | |
| Place of residence (n = 1807) | ||||
| rural | 742 (41.0) | 289 (39.0) | 453 (61.0) | 0.19 |
| urban | 1065 (59.0) | 448 (42.1) | 617 (57.9) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| primary education | 173 (9.6) | 68 (39.3) | 105 (60.7) | <0.001 |
| vocational education | 593 (32.7) | 184 (31.0) | 409 (69.0) | |
| secondary education | 826 (45.6) | 370 (44.8) | 456 (55.2) | |
| higher education | 219 (12.1) | 117 (53.4) | 102 (46.6) | |
| Occupational status | ||||
| active | 938 (51.8) | 417 (44.5) | 521 (55.5) | 0.001 |
| passive | 873 (48.2) | 322 (36.9) | 551 (63.1) | |
| Financial situation | ||||
| good or very good | 739 (40.8) | 351 (47.5) | 388 (52.5) | <0.001 |
| moderate | 950 (52.5) | 339 (35.7) | 611 (64.3) | |
| bad or very bad | 122 (6.7) | 49 (40.2) | 73 (59.8) | |
| Living conditions | ||||
| living alone | 432 (23.9) | 167 (38.7) | 265 (61.3) | 0.29 |
| living with one or more persons | 1379 (76.1) | 572 (41.5) | 807 (58.5) | |
| Having children under 18 years of age | ||||
| Yes | 429 (23.7) | 204 (47.6) | 225 (52.4) | 0.001 |
| No | 1382 (76.3) | 535 (38.7) | 847 (61.3) | |
| Presence of at least one chronic disease (n = 1800) | ||||
| yes | 309 (17.2) | 80 (25.9) | 229 (74.1) | <0.001 |
| no | 1491 (82.8) | 654 (43.9) | 837 (56.1) | |
| Self-reported health status | ||||
| very good | 344 (19.0) | 209 (60.8) | 135 (39.2) | <0.001 |
| good | 799 (44.1) | 335 (41.9) | 464 (58.1) | |
| moderate | 596 (32.9) | 175 (29.4) | 421 (70.6) | |
| bad or very bad | 72 (4.0) | 20 (27.8) | 52 (72.2) | |
| Physical activity level | ||||
| low | 395 (21.8) | 163 (41.3) | 232 (58.7) | 0.58 |
| moderate | 798 (44.1) | 334 (41.9) | 464 (58.1) | |
| high | 618 (34.1) | 242 (39.2) | 376 (60.8) | |