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Table 1 Characteristics of study population (n = 2270)

From: Factors associated with overweight: are the conclusions influenced by choice of the regression method?

Variables

n (%) / mean (SD)

Age (years)

39.5 (9.7)

Marital status (%)

 Without partner

977 (43.0)

 With partner

1293 (57.0)

Race/colour (%)

 

 Black

248 (10.9)

 Brown

700 (30.8)

 White

1322 (58.2)

Mother’s schooling (%)

 0–8 years

1125 (49.6)

 9–11 years

734 (32.3)

 12 or more years

411 (18.1)

Domestic overload (%)

 Low

1465 (64.5)

 High

805 (35.5)

Years worked at night (years)

7.1 (6.9)

Self-rated health (%)

 Good

1480 (65.2)

 Poor

790 (34.8)

Consumption of fried food (%)

 Never or less than 1×/month

170 (7.5)

 1–3×/month

754 (33.2)

 1–3×/week

940 (41.4)

 4–6×/week

269 (11.9)

 Daily

137 (6.0)

Physical inactivity (%)

 No

683 (30.1)

 Yes

1587 (69.9)

BMI at age 20 years (kg/m2)

21.2 (3.4)

Current BMI (kg/m2)

26.2 (5.1)

Nutritional status (%)

 Normal weight

1117 (49.2)

 Overweight

700 (30.8)

 Obesity

453 (20.0)

  1. SD standard deviation