Table 1 Association between socio-demographics/health-risk behaviors and BMI
From: Body mass index and health-related quality of life among young Swiss men
| Â | Â | BMI categories | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | Underweight (%) | Normal weight (%) | Overweight (%) | Obese (%) | X2 | p |
| Â | Total = 5 387 | 3.3 | 76.3 | 16.5 | 3.9 | Â | Â |
Linguistic region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
German-speaking | 2 400 | 2.3 | 76.3 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 18.26 | <.001 |
French-speaking | 2 987 | 4.1 | 76.3 | 15.5 | 4.1 | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 20Â years | 3 209 | 3.4 | 78.5 | 14.6 | 3.5 | 25.46 | <.001 |
≥ 20 years | 2 178 | 3.2 | 73.1 | 19.3 | 4.4 |  |  |
Family financial situation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Above average | 2 390 | 3.1 | 77.8 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 17.09 | .009 |
Average | 2 226 | 3.2 | 76.4 | 16.2 | 4.2 | Â | Â |
Below average | 771 | 4.3 | 71.3 | 19.2 | 5.2 | Â | Â |
Physical activity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Moderate/high | 4 906 | 3.2 | 76.7 | 16.5 | 3.6 | 16.00 | .001 |
Low | 481 | 4.6 | 72.1 | 16.4 | 6.9 | Â | Â |
At-risk RSOD | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 2 930 | 4.1 | 75.2 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 16.43 | .001 |
Yes | 2 457 | 2.4 | 77.7 | 16.6 | 3.3 | Â | Â |
Daily cigarette smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 4 295 | 3.3 | 77.3 | 16.1 | 3.3 | 24.89 | <.001 |
Yes | 1 092 | 3.3 | 72.3 | 18.1 | 6.2 | Â | Â |
At-risk cannabis use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 4 890 | 3.2 | 75.9 | 16.9 | 4.0 | 10.20 | .017 |
Yes | 497 | 4.4 | 80.3 | 12.7 | 2.6 | Â | Â |