Table 2 Prevalence of chronic conditions, n (%), according to BMI category and gender
Males (n = 4,260)‡ | Females (n = 4,171)‡ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chronic condition | Total prevalence (%) | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | P-value* | Total prevalence (%) | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | P-value* |
Lower back pain | 16.2 | 240 (13.8) | 313 (17.2) | 135 (19.8) | 0.010 | 16.8 | 341 (14.3) | 220 (18.2) | 135 (24.3) | <0.0001 |
Osteoarthritis | 3.2 | 34 (1.9) | 67 (3.7) | 33 (4.8) | <0.001 | 6.2 | 101 (4.2) | 102 (8.5) | 54 (9.7) | <0.0001 |
Diabetes | 3.1 | 37 (2.1) | 59 (3.3) | 33 (4.9) | 0.0104 | 2.8 | 35 (1.5) | 43 (3.6) | 38 (6.9) | <0.0001 |
CVD | 3.7 | 63 (3.6) | 67 (3.6) | 25 (3.6) | 0.998 | 2.4 | 43 (1.8) | 46 (3.7) | 11 (2.0) | 0.010 |
Hypertension | 16.3 | 121 (9.6) | 260 (18.3) | 144 (26.4) | <0.0001 | 16.2 | 161 (9.1) | 217 (22.3) | 141 (32.1) | <0.0001 |
Raised cholesterol | 15.5 | 114 (9.5) | 234 (17.8) | 123 (23.8) | <0.0001 | 18.3 | 254 (15.6) | 184 (20.2) | 102 (24.8) | <0.0001 |
Asthma | 5.3 | 79 (4.6) | 103 (5.7) | 42 (6.2) | 0.290 | 7.2 | 173 (7.3) | 77 (6.4) | 49 (8.9) | 0.291 |
Bronchitis | 2.1 | 24 (1.4) | 44 (2.4) | 24 (3.5) | 0.011 | 3.1 | 67 (2.8) | 30 (2.5) | 33 (5.9) | 0.002 |
Anxiety | 4.7 | 73 (4.2) | 91 (5.0) | 35 (5.2) | 0.553 | 6.8 | 148 (6.2) | 87 (7.2) | 45 (8.1) | 0.245 |
Depression | 3.9 | 69 (4.0) | 62 (3.4) | 33 (4.9) | 0.366 | 6.4 | 137 (5.7) | 79 (6.6) | 48 (8.6) | 0.060 |