Table 1 prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity by gender and age group.
From: Prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in the Lausanne population
Age groups (years) | [35–44] | [45–54] | [55–64] | [65–75] | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | N = 868 | N = 915 | N = 941 | N = 525 | |
BMI status | |||||
Normal | 597 (68.8) | 540 (59.0) | 480 (51.0) | 248 (47.2) | 86.4 |
Overweight | 188 (21.7) | 244 (26.7) | 300 (31.9) | 186 (35.4) | *** |
Obese | 83 (9.5) | 131 (14.3) | 161 (17.1) | 91 (17.3) | |
Abdominal obesity | |||||
No | 714 (82.3) | 682 (74.5) | 573 (60.8) | 287 (54.5) | 165.7 |
Yes | 155 (17.7) | 233 (25.5) | 370 (39.2) | 238 (45.3) | *** |
Men | N = 880 | N = 846 | N = 762 | N = 449 | |
BMI status | |||||
Normal | 427 (48.5) | 345 (40.9) | 209 (27.4) | 122 (27.2) | 116.5 |
Overweight | 353 (40.1) | 375 (44.3) | 383 (50.3) | 225 (50.1) | *** |
Obese | 100 (11.4) | 125 (14.8) | 170 (22.3) | 102 (22.7) | |
Abdominal obesity | |||||
No | 773 (87.8) | 682 (80.6) | 509 (66.8) | 270 (60.1) | 175.2 |
Yes | 107 (12.2) | 164 (19.4) | 253 (33.2) | 179 (39.9) | *** |