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Table 2 Prevalence of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity among the study population across different socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyles by gender in rural Hanzhong, Shaanxi province in 2010 a

From: Association of obesity with socioeconomic status among adults of ages 18 to 80 years in rural Northwest China

 

Overweight

Obesity

Abdominal obesity

(24.0 kg/m2 ≤ BMI ≤ 27.9 kg/m2)

(BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2)

(WC ≥ 80 cm for female and ≥85 cm for male)

Socio-demographic characteristics

Female

Male

Total

Female

Male

Total

Female

Male

Total

Age

         

   ≤44

173(26.1)†

115(36.3)

288(29.4)‡

24(3.6)

22(6.9)

46(4.7))‡

207(31.2)

104(32.8)

311(31.7))‡

   45 ~ 54

249(36.9)

114(36.2)

363(36.7)

36(5.3)

18(5.7)

54(5.5)

295(43.8)

123(39.0)

418(42.3)

   ≥55

223(35.6)

126(30.4)

349(33.6)

50(8.0)

23(5.6)

73(7.0)

300(48.1)

139(33.6)

439(42.3)

Marriage status

         

   Married

593(32.9)

337(35.3)*

930(33.7))‡

100(5.5)

60(6.3)

160(5.8)

731(40.5)

342(35.8)*

1073(38.9))‡

   Single/divorced/widowed

5(20.8)

5(11.6)

10(14.9)

1(4.2)

2(4.7)

3(4.5)

7(29.2)

5(11.6)

12(17.9)

Employment status

         

   Farming

592(33.1)

259(32.1)*

851(32.8)

100(5.6)

42(5.2)*

142(5.5)

741(41.5)

263(32.6)*

1004(38.7)

   No farming

57(31.1)

97(40.9)

154(36.7)

10(5.5)

21(8.9)

31(7.4)

64(35.0)

102(43.0)

166(39.5)

Level of education

         

   Low

220(35.1)

39(22.0)*

259(32.2)

42(6.7)

7(4.0)

49(6.1)

287(45.8)†

52(29.4)*

339(42.2)

   Middle

147(34.5)

75(32.9)

222(33.9))

29(6.8)

17(7.5)

46(7.0)

181(42.5)

70(30.7)

251(38.4)

   High

279(30.7)

242(37.7)

521(33.6)

39(4.3)

39(6.1)

78(5.0))

335(37.0)

244(38.0)

579(37.4)

Annual net income per capita

         

   Low

152(29.4)

84(26.0)*

236(28.1))‡

30(5.8)

15(4.6)

45(5.4)

210(40.7)

94(29.1)*

259(32.2)

   Middle

221(33.5)

113(37.8)

334(34.9)

39(5.9)

24(8.0)

63(6.6)

271(41.2)

120(40.1)

222(33.9)

   High

261(35.0)

156(37.9)

417(36.0)

36(4.8)

24(5.8)

60(5.2)

304(40.8)

150(36.4)

521(33.6)

Lifestyles

         

Farming frequency

         

   <3 times/week

236(34.9)

168(41.2)*

404(37.2))‡

51(7.5)

34(8.3)*

85(7.8))‡

291 (43.0)

163(40.0)*

454(41.9))‡

   ≥3 times/week

407(31.9)

182(29.2)

589(31.0)

59(4.6)

28(4.5)

87(4.6)

508(39.9)

197(31.6)

705(37.2)

Hours of TV viewing

         

   <2 h/day

237(31.3)

93(29.9)

330(30.9))‡

45(6.0)

19(6.1)

64(6.0)

313(41.5)

102(32.8)

415(38.9)

   ≥2 h/day

380(33.7)

258(36.0)

638(34.6)

58(5.1)

43(6.0)

101(5.5)

456(40.5)

259(36.2)

715(38.8)

Alcohol consumption

         

   0 times/week

630(33.1)

285(33.8)

915(33.3)

110(5.8)

53(6.3)

163(5.9)

779(41.0)

292(34.7)

1071(39.0)

   ≥1 times/week

11(25.6)

67(35.6)

78(33.8)

0(0.0)

9(4.8)

9(3.9)

17(39.5)

70(37.2)

87(37.7)

Smoking frequency

         

   0 cigarette/day

635(33.0)

153(40.4)*

788(34.2)

107(5.6)

25(6.6)

132(5.7)

787(40.9)

151(39.8)*

938(40.7))‡

   ≥1 cigarette/day

5(31.3)

202(30.5)

207(30.5)

2(12.5)

38(5.7)

40(5.9)

7(43.8)

215(32.4)

222(32.7)

Vegetable and fruit consumption

         

   <500 g/week

446(31.6)*

252(33.1)

698(32.1))‡

83(5.9)

43(5.7)

126(5.8)

561(39.8)*

254(33.4)*

815(37.5))‡

   ≥500 g/week

188(36.1)

99(37.5)

287(36.6)

26(5.0)

19(7.2)

45(5.7)

229(44.0)

107(40.5)

336(42.8)

Total

650(32.9)

356(33.8)

1003(33.2)

63(6.0)

110(5.6)

173(5.7)

366(34.8)*

808(40.9)

1174(38.8)

  1. aValues represent the number of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity and the prevalence is included in the bracket.
  2. *Denote P < 0.05, suggesting a significant difference in overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity by socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyles among male adults.
  3. Denote P < 0.05 for prevalence of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity across socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyles among female adults.
  4. Denote P < 0.05 for comparison across different socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyles in total population.