Table 2.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among males and females by sociodemographic factors.
| Male (n = 911) | Female (n = 900) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Normal Weight n = 282 |
Overweight n = 478 |
Obesity n = 151 |
p | Normal Weight n = 457 |
Overweight n = 294 |
Obesity n = 149 |
p |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||||||
| 18–29 | 97 (34.4) | 16.1 (16.1) | 14 (9.3) | 149 (32.6) | 27 (9.2) | 8 (5.4) | <0.001 | |
| 30–39 | 40 (14.2) | 57 (11.9) | 14 (9.3) | 77 (16.8) | 30 (10.2) | 12 (8.0) | ||
| 40–49 | 27 (9.6) | 51 (10.7) | 19 (12.5) | 42 (9.2) | 39 (13.3) | 10 (6.7) | ||
| 50–59 | 34 (12.1) | 76 (15.9) | 30 (19.9) | 52 (11.4) | 50 (17.0) | 33 (22.2) | ||
| 60–69 | 30 (10.6) | 94 (19.7) | 32 (21.2) | 59 (12.9) | 53 (18.0) | 44 (29.5) | ||
| 70+ | 54 (19.1) | 123 (25.7) | 42 (27.8) | 78 (17.1) | 95 (32.3) | 42 (28.2) | ||
| Marital status | n = 475 | n = 150 | <0.001 | n = 456 | n = 291 | |||
| single | 119 (42.2) | 105 (22.1) | 30 (20.0) | 152 (33.3) | 50 (17.2) | 22 (14.8) | <0.001 | |
| married | 133 (47.2) | 312 (65.7) | 97 (64.7) | 223 (48.9) | 168 (57.7) | 79 (53.0) | ||
| divorced | 7 (2.5) | 13 (2.7) | 6 (4.0) | 21 (4.6) | 17 (5.8) | 6 (4.0) | ||
| widowed | 23 (8.2) | 45 (9.5) | 17 (11.3) | 60 (13.2) | 56 (19.3) | 42 (28.2) | ||
| Place of residence (n = 1807) | n = 280 | n = 477 | n = 150 | 0.30 | ||||
| rural | 111 (39.6) | 199 (41.7) | 71 (47.3) | 178 (39.0) | 127 (43.2) | 56 (37.6) | 0.40 | |
| urban | 169 (60.4) | 278 (58.3) | 79 (52.7) | 279 (61.0) | 167 (56.8) | 93 (62.4) | ||
| Educational level | 0.004 | |||||||
| primary education | 35 (12.4) | 38 (7.9) | 14 (9.3) | 33 (7.2) | 35 (11.9) | 18 (12.1) | <0.001 | |
| vocational education | 85 (30.1) | 197 (41.2) | 73 (48.3) | 99 (21.7) | 90 (30.6) | 49 (32.9) | ||
| secondary education | 135 (47.9) | 203 (42.5) | 57 (37.8) | 235 (51.4) | 133 (45.3) | 63 (42.3) | ||
| higher education | 27 (9.6) | 40 (8.4) | 7 (4.6) | 90 (19.7) | 36 (12.2) | 19 (12.7) | ||
| Occupational status | 0.76 | |||||||
| active | 156 (55.3) | 272 (56.9) | 81 (53.6) | 261 (57.1) | 118 (40.1) | 50 (33.6) | <0.001 | |
| passive | 126 (44.7) | 206 (43.1) | 70 (46.4) | 196 (42.9) | 176 (59.9) | 99 (66.4) | ||
| Financial situation | 0.02 | |||||||
| good or very good | 138 (49.0) | 178 (37.3) | 54 (35.8) | 213 (46.6) | 107 (36.4) | 49 (32.9) | 0.01 | |
| moderate | 129 (45.7) | 275 (57.5) | 88 (58.3) | 210 (46.0) | 162 (55.1) | 86 (57.7) | ||
| bad or very bad | 15 (5.3) | 25 (5.2) | 9 (5.9) | 34 (7.4) | 25 (8.5) | 14 (9.4) | ||
| Living conditions | 0.04 | |||||||
| living alone | 61 (21.6) | 83 (17.4) | 40 (26.5) | 106 (23.2) | 85 (28.9) | 57 (38.3) | 0.001 | |
| living with one or more persons | 221 (78.4) | 395 (82.6) | 111 (73.5) | 351 (76.8) | 209 (71.1) | 92 (61.7) | ||
| Having children under 18 years of age | 0.09 | |||||||
| Yes | 67 (23.8) | 108 (22.6) | 23 (15.2) | 137 (30.0) | 73 (24.8) | 21 (14.1) | <0.001 | |
| No | 215 (76.2) | 370 (77.4) | 128 (84.8) | 320 (70.0) | 221 (75.2) | 128 (85.9) | ||
| Presence of at least one chronic disease (n = 1800) | n = 281 | n = 476 | <0.001 | n = 453 | n = 291 | n = 148 | ||
| yes | 26 (9.3) | 80 (16.8) | 38 (25.2) | 54 (11.9) | 70 (24.1) | 41 (27.7) | <0.001 | |
| no | 255 (90.8) | 396 (83.2) | 113 (74.8) | 399 (88.1) | 221 (75.9) | 107 (72.3) | ||
| Self-reported health status | <0.001 | |||||||
| very good | 77 (27.3) | 81 (17.0) | 12 (8.0) | 132 (28.9) | 31 (10.5) | 11 (7.4) | <0.001 | |
| good | 127 (45.0) | 215 (45.0) | 62 (41.0) | 208 (45.5) | 130 (44.2) | 57 (38.2) | ||
| moderate | 65 (23.1) | 165 (34.5) | 69 (45.7) | 110 (24.1) | 117 (39.8) | 70 (47.0) | ||
| bad or very bad | 13 (4.6) | 17 (3.5) | 8 (5.3) | 7 (1.5) | 16 (5.4) | 11 (7.4) | ||
| Physical activity level | 0.14 | |||||||
| low | 65 (23.0) | 98 (20.5) | 20 (13.3) | 98 (21.5) | 81 (27.6) | 33 (22.1) | 0.07 | |
| moderate | 115 (40.8) | 217 (45.4) | 73 (48.3) | 219 (47.9) | 110 (37.4) | 64 (43.0) | ||
| high | 102 (36.2) | 163 (34.1) | 58 (38.4) | 140 (30.6) | 103 (35.0) | 52 (34.9) | ||