Table 1 Prevalence of the studied variables according to gender
From: Influence of asthma definition on the asthma-obesity relationship
Variables | Total (N = 1922) | Male (N = 942) | Female (N = 980) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Asthma - confirmed by BHR* | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1722 (89.6) | 875 (92.9) | 847 (86.4) | |
Yes | 200 (10.4) | 67 (7.1) | 133 (13.6) | |
Asthma - previous diagnosis** | 0.563 | |||
No | 1638 (85.2) | 798 (84.7) | 840 (85.7) | |
Yes | 284 (14.8) | 144 (15.3) | 140 (14.3) | |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) # | < 0.001 | |||
< 25.0 | 1224 (63.8) | 532 (56.5) | 692 (70.8) | |
25.0 - 29.9 | 464 (24.2) | 287 (30.5) | 177 (18.1) | |
≥ 30.0 | 231 (12.0) | 122 (13.0) | 109 (11.1) | |
WC | < 0.001 | |||
Normal | 1300 (67.7) | 600 (63.7) | 700 (71.5) | |
Abnormal | 621 (32.3) | 342 (36.3) | 279 (28.5) | |
WHR § | < 0.001 | |||
Normal (< 0.50) | 1268 (66.0) | 547 (58.0) | 721 (73.7) | |
Abnormal (≥ 0.50) | 652 (34.0) | 395 (42.0) | 257 (26.3) | |
Physical Activity | < 0.001 | |||
Active | 1113 (57.9) | 669 (71.0) | 444 (45.3) | |
Inactive | 809 (42.1) | 273 (29.0) | 536 (54.7) | |
Smoking habit | < 0.001 | |||
Non-smokers | 1588 (82.6) | 747 (79.3) | 841 (85.8) | |
Smokers | 334 (17.4) | 195 (20.7) | 139 (14.2) | |
Schooling (years) | 0.060 | |||
< 8 | 282 (14.7) | 146 (15.5) | 136 (13.9) | |
8-11 | 978 (50.9) | 496 (52.6) | 482 (49.1) | |
≥ 12 | 662 (34.4) | 300 (31.9) | 362 (37.0) |