Table 1 Baseline characteristics of studied samples by body mass index (BMI)
From: Obesity and mortality among older Thais: a four year follow up study
Characteristics | BMI (kg/m2) | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<18.5 | 18.5-22.9 | 23.0-24.9 | 25.0-27.4 | 27.5-29.9 | 30.0-34.9 | ≥35.0 | ||
MALE (n = 7742) | (n = 1260) | (n = 3392) | (n = 1352) | (n = 1069) | (n = 447) | (n = 200) | (n = 22) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 70.9 ± 6.7 | 69.3 ± 6.4 | 68.5 ± 6.1 | 67.9 ± 5.8 | 67.4 ± 5.4 | 67.1 ± 5.4 | 65.6 ± 5.4 | <.001 |
Diabetes (%) | 6.5 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 22.4 | 29.3 | 22.0 | 40.9 | <.001 |
Hypertension (%) | 41.9 | 48.7 | 59.3 | 65.0 | 68.2 | 76.5 | 77.3 | <.001 |
Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 9.8 | 17.3 | 29.0 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 28.0 | 36.4 | <.001 |
Smoking (%) | <.001 | |||||||
Non-smoker | 22.8 | 29.9 | 35.3 | 41.5 | 45.2 | 46.5 | 54.5 | |
Past smoker | 25.8 | 28.3 | 36.0 | 35.1 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 27.3 | |
Current smoker | 51.4 | 41.8 | 28.7 | 23.4 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 18.2 | |
Fruit & vegetables consumption per day (%) | <.001 | |||||||
<5 servings | 88.0 | 87.0 | 83.4 | 84.1 | 81.9 | 82.5 | 68.2 | |
> = 5 servings | 12.0 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 31.8 | |
Physical inactive (%) | 34.5 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 31.6 | 36.7 | 37.5 | 36.4 | <.01 |
Education level (%) | <.001 | |||||||
No education | 14.7 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 18.2 | |
Elementary | 79.9 | 77.5 | 73.0 | 70.3 | 70.9 | 69.0 | 54.5 | |
Secondary or higher | 5.4 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 27.3 | |
Urban (%) | 39.4 | 46.5 | 55.8 | 61.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 68.2 | <.001 |
FEMALE (n = 8255) | (n = 1124) | (n = 2807) | (n = 1445) | (n = 1407) | (n = 788) | (n = 575) | (n = 109) | |
Age (mean) | 71.2 ± 6.9 | 69.6 ± 6.4 | 68.4 ± 6.0 | 68.1 ± 6.0 | 67.0 ± 5.5 | 66.9 ± 5.2 | 67.5 ± 6.0 | <.001 |
Diabetes (%) | 6.5 | 15.2 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 27.4 | 25.0 | 23.9 | <.001 |
Hypertension (%) | 40.0 | 47.9 | 55.5 | 61.5 | 64.7 | 69.6 | 74.3 | <.001 |
Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 16.4 | 31.5 | 38.5 | 43.1 | 48.7 | 45.4 | 45.9 | <.001 |
Smoking (%) | <.001 | |||||||
Non-smoker | 80.5 | 88.0 | 91.7 | 93.2 | 95.2 | 94.1 | 94.5 | |
Past smoker | 8.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | |
Current smoker | 11.4 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
Fruit & vegetables consumption per day (%) | <.001 | |||||||
<5 servings | 89.3 | 85.5 | 83.7 | 82.7 | 77.4 | 78.6 | 81.7 | |
> = 5 servings | 10.7 | 14.5 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 18.4 | |
Physical inactive (%) | 41.8 | 39.6 | 38.1 | 40.0 | 39.1 | 40.9 | 43.1 | >.05 |
Education level (%) | <.001 | |||||||
No education | 32.4 | 24.6 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 13.8 | |
Elementary | 65.8 | 70.8 | 71.6 | 74.7 | 73.9 | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
Secondary or higher | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 7.4 | |
Urban (%) | 40.3 | 47.3 | 52.9 | 59.0 | 61.3 | 62.6 | 61.5 | <.001 |