Table 3 Prevalence of obesity according to residence (mainland vs. Crete vs. other islands)

Mainland

(n = 1097)

Crete

(n = 126)

Other islands

(n = 57)

p

BMI (kg/m²)

17.9 ± 2.9

17.9 ± 2.6

18.4 ± 3.1

0.439

W (cm)

60.7 ± 8.1

60.9 ± 7.9

62.4 ± 7.7

0.292

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

25.5/14.0

22.2/19.8

29.8/17.5

0.333

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

39.5

42.1

47.4

0.446

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

24.5/25.2

21.4/29.4

28.1/29.8

0.617

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

49.7

50.8

57.9

0.480

Abdominal obesity (%)

24.7

27.0

29.8

0.606

Mainland

(n = 1077)

Crete

(n = 118)

Other islands

(n = 56)

p

BMI (kg/m²)

17.8 ± 2.8

18.3 ± 3.1

17.9 ± 2.8

0.182

W (cm)

60.1 ± 8.0

60.4 ± 8.3

59.7 ± 8.5

0.862

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

24.7/14.6

35.9/15.4

26.8/17.9

0.085

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

39.3

51.3

44.6

0.037

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

25.9/19.0

34.7/22.9

19.6/26.8

0.046

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

44.9

57.6

46.4

0.031

Abdominal obesity (%)

24.9

30.5

23.2

0.383

Mainland

(n = 1089)

Crete

(n = 140)

Other islands

(n = 47)

p

BMI (kg/m²)

19.6 ± 3.6

19.5 ± 3.5

19.7 ± 3.5

0.918

W (cm)

67.1 ± 10.9

66.5 ± 9.6

67.7 ± 10.1

0.730

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

30.6/15.1

32.9/13.6

34.0/14.9

0.960

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

45.7

46.4

48.9

0.903

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

26.7/31.3

22.1/33.6

23.4/36.2

0.772

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

57.9

55.7

59.6

0.855

Abdominal obesity (%)

33.8

29.3

34.0

0.564

Mainland

(n = 1235)

Crete

(n = 141)

Other islands

(n = 48)

p

BMI (kg/m²)

19.3 ± 3.6

19.2 ± 3.4

19.2 ± 3.9

0.914

W (cm)

65.3 ± 10.2

64.7 ± 9.3

66.4 ± 10.6

0.557

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

28.5/14.6

28.6/14.3

14.6/18.8

0.341

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

43.1

42.9

33.3

0.407

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

29.3/21.7

32.6/18.4

16.7/25.0

0.298

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

51.0

51.1

41.7

0.444

Abdominal obesity (%)

28.6

25.5

27.1

0.736