Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants by sex. ELSI-Brazil, 2019–2021
| Variables | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Sociodemographic | |||
| Racial self-classificationa | |||
| White | 45.3 (39.1; 51.6) | 45.1 (38.9; 51.5) | 45.4 (38.8; 52.2) |
| Non-white | 54.7 (48.4; 60.9) | 54.9 (48.5; 61.1) | 54.6 (47.8; 61.2) |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 83.5 (77.1; 88.4) | 83.9 (77.8; 88.6) | 83.1 (76.3; 88.3) |
| Rural | 16.5 (11.6; 22.9) | 16.1 (11.4; 22.2) | 16.9 (11.7; 23.8) |
| Schooling (years)b | |||
| 0–4 | 51.3 (47.4; 55.1) | 50.8 (46.5; 55.1) | 51.6 (47.4; 55.7) |
| 5–8 | 20.7 (19.0; 22.6) | 20.8 (18.8; 22.8) | 20.7 (18.5; 23.2) |
| 9–11 | 20.7 (18.4; 23.3) | 22.0 (19.2; 25.0) | 19.7 (17.2; 22.5) |
| ≥ 12 | 7.3 (6.1; 8.7) | 6.4 (5.2; 8.0) | 8.0 (6.5; 9.8) |
| Monthly household income per capita in tertiles (R$)c | |||
| Low | 34.5 (29.7; 39.5) | 33.0 (27.8; 38.6) | 35.7 (30.8; 41.0) |
| Middle | 33.2 (30.5; 36.0) | 32.0 (29.0; 35.1) | 34.2 (31.1; 37.4) |
| High | 32.3 (28.2; 36.8) | 35.0 (30.2; 40.3) | 30.1 (26.2; 34.3) |
| Anthropometric | |||
| Body mass index (kg/m2)d | |||
| Underweight | 2.0 (1.6; 2.5) | 2.1 (1.6; 2.8) | 1.9 (1.4; 2.5) |
| Eutrophic | 28.0 (26.2; 29.9) | 30.7 (28.3; 33.2) | 25.8 (24.0; 27.8) |
| Overweight | 39.6 (38.2; 41.0) | 42.9 (40.9; 44.9) | 36.9 (35.2; 38.6) |
| Obese | 30.4 (28.9; 32.1) | 24.3 (22.3; 26.5) | 35.4 (33.4; 37.5) |
| Waist circumference (cm)e | |||
| Adequate | 25.4 (23.3; 27.7) | 40.4 (37.3; 43.6) | 13.2 (11.2; 15.6) |
| Increased | 74.6 (72.4; 76.7) | 59.6 (56.4; 62.7) | 86.8 (84.4; 88.8) |
| Number of participants (unweighted) | 7,905 | 3,162 | 4,743 |
CI confidence interval, R$ reais
Missing data: a21; b62; c266; d133; e443
Monthly household income per capita in tertiles: low (≤ R$ 750.00), middle (> R$ 750.00 to R$ 1250.00), and high (> R$ 1250.00 to R$ 40,000.00)
Body mass index: underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2), eutrophic (18.5 to < 25.0 kg/m2), overweight (25.0 to < 30.0 kg/m2), and obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m2)
Waist circumference: adequate (men ≤ 94 cm; women ≤ 80 cm) and increased (men > 94 cm; women > 80 cm)
All estimates considered the complex sample design and survey weights