| Normal weight | Overweight | Obesity | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 86 | n = 53 | n = 66 | ||
Age (years) | 69.02 ± 6.61 | 69.46 ± 5.69 | 67.76 ± 6.59 | 0.304 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.627 |
 Male | 25.6% | 22.6% | 30.3% |  |
 Female | 74.4% | 77.4% | 69.7% |  |
Waist circumference (cm) | 82.99 ± 9.32 | 92.69 ± 8.36a | 111.22 ± 12.47ab | <0.001 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 97.16 ± 6.49 | 106.17 ± 6.48a | 118.85 ± 12.15ab | <0.001 |
Number of medications prescribed | 2.09 ± 1.85 | 2.36 ± 1.6 | 2.63 ± 1.97 | 0.198 |
Number of diseases | 1.76 ± 1.39 | 1.77 ± 1 | 2.22 ± 1.58 | 0.089 |
Cardiovascolar diseases (yes) | 44.2% | 60.8% | 66.7% | 0.015 |
Endocrine and metabolic diseases (yes) | 67.4% | 78.4% | 74.2% | 0.350 |
Neurological and psychiatric diseases (yes) | 2.3% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 0.503 |
Gastrointestinal diseases (yes) | 3.5% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 0.507 |
Smoking habits | Â | Â | Â | 0.603 |
 Not smoker | 83.7% | 86.8% | 77.3% |  |
 Ex-smoker | 10.5% | 5.7% | 13.6% |  |
 Smoker | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.1% |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.165 |
 Single | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.7% |  |
 Married | 80.5% | 86.3% | 68.8% |  |
 Divorced/separated | 4.9% | 3.9% | 3.1% |  |
 Widowed | 9.8% | 9.8% | 23.4% |  |
Living alone (yes) | 11.0% | 9.8% | 23.1% | 0.063 |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | 0.450 |
 No education | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.1% |  |
 Primary | 54.9% | 68.6% | 64.6% |  |
 Secondary | 32.9% | 25.5% | 21.5% |  |
 Tertiary | 11.0% | 5.9% | 10.8% |  |
PASE (total score) | 111.91 ± 50.39 | 114.94 ± 46.1 | 102.3 ± 55.37 | 0.218 |
Self-evaluation of health status | Â | Â | Â | 0.044 |
 Excellent/very good | 8.5% | 6.0% | 1.6% |  |
 Good | 43.9% | 36.0% | 26.6% |  |
 Fair/poor | 47.6% | 58.0% | 71.9% |  |
SF-36 Physical functioning | 73.66 ± 27.76 | 68.1 ± 21.73 | 56.41 ± 26.75a | <0.001 |
SF-36 Role-physical | 64.51 ± 39.9 | 49.0 ± 41.33 | 48.05 ± 42.56 | 0.053 |
SF-36 Bodily pain | 63.17 ± 24.18 | 50.64 ± 25.37c | 49.12 ± 23.39d | 0.001 |
SF-36 General health | 54.83 ± 19.15 | 48.96 ± 20.93 | 45.25 ± 18.64c | 0.013 |
SF-36 Vitality | 55.71 ± 17.53 | 50.40 ± 23.88 | 47.38 ± 18.07c | 0.036 |
SF-36 Social functioning | 70.43 ± 20.37 | 66.50 ± 28.06 | 62.69 ± 22.48 | 0.135 |
SF-36 Role-emotional | 71.54 ± 37.81 | 65.33 ± 42.57 | 54.69 ± 42.98c | 0.048 |
SF-36 Mental health | 63.0 ± 16.23 | 62.40 ± 22.74 | 57.90 ± 19.30 | 0.248 |
SF-36 Physical component summary PCS-36 | 44.57 ± 10.75 | 39.75 ± 8.96c | 38.19 ± 9.07a | <0.001 |
SF-36 Mental component summary- MCS-36 | 45.86 ± 9.03 | 45.33 ± 12.78 | 43.28 ± 10.13 | 0.321 |
LUBBEN SCALE (total score) | 31.83 ± 9.08 | 33.16 ± 9.51 | 31.09 ± 10.62 | 0.520 |
HADS anxiety (total score) | 6.34 ± 3.52 | 6.37 ± 4.05 | 7.22 ± 3.32 | 0.283 |
HADS depression (total score) | 6.68 ± 3.7 | 7.45 ± 4.39 | 7.73 ± 3.85 | 0.265 |