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Table 1 Characteristics of Yi farmers and migrants, 2007–2015

From: Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in Yi farmers and migrants from 2007 to 2015 in China: the Yi migrant study

 

Yi Farmer

Yi Migrant

Male

Female

Male

Female

2007

2015

P

2007

2015

P

2007

2015

P

2007

2015

P

N

1071 (46.67)

647 (34.16)

< 0.0001

1224 (53.33)

1247 (65.84)

< 0.0001

656 (59.64)

384 (33.05)

< 0.0001

444 (40.36)

778 (66.95)

< 0.0001

Age (years)

38.63 ± 12.39

46.07 ± 13.31

< 0.0001

40.07 ± 11.59

44.99 ± 12.35

< 0.0001

41.48 ± 11.87

52.02 ± 14.30

< 0.0001

39.68 ± 12.42

47.37 ± 14.17

< 0.0001

Age group

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 20–29

287 (26.80)

67 (10.36)

 

243 (19.85)

115 (9.22)

 

116 (17.68)

20 (5.21)

 

100 (22.52)

77 (9.90)

 

 30–39

292 (27.26)

154 (23.80)

 

337 (27.53)

330 (26.46)

 

186 (28.35)

71 (18.49)

 

136 (30.63)

186 (23.91)

 

 40–49

258 (24.09)

194 (29.98)

 

352 (28.76)

409 (32.80)

 

172 (26.22)

80 (20.83)

 

112 (25.23)

191 (24.55)

 

 50–59

180 (16.81)

112 (17.31)

 

234 (19.12)

212 (17.00)

 

141 (21.50)

61 (15.89)

 

59 (13.29)

149 (19.15)

 

 60–80

54 (5.04)

120 (18.55)

 

58 (4.74)

181 (14.52)

 

41 (6.25)

152 (39.58)

 

37 (8.33)

175 (22.49)

 

Duration of residence (years)

        

< 0.0001

  

0.0165

 1–10

–

–

 

–

–

 

146 (22.26)

110 (28.65)

 

156 (35.13)

276 (35.47)

 

 11–20

–

–

 

–

–

 

192 (29.27)

88 (22.92)

 

147 (33.11)

233 (29.95)

 

 21–30

–

–

 

–

–

 

170 (25.91)

61 (15.88)

 

94 (21.17)

138 (17.74)

 

 31-

–

–

 

–

–

 

148 (22.56)

125 (32.55)

 

47 (10.59)

131 (16.84)

 

Education a

  

< 0.0001

  

0.0082

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 Low

916(87.32)

471(72.80)

 

1184(98.59)

1208(96.87)

 

80(12.56)

99(25.78)

 

204(47.22)

530(68.21)

 

 Moderate

130(12.39)

163(25.19)

 

16(1.33)

31(2.49)

 

269(42.23)

180(46.88)

 

148(34.26)

182(23.42)

 

 High

3(0.29)

13(2.01)

 

1(0.08)

8(0.64)

 

288(45.21)

105(27.34)

 

80(18.52)

65(8.37)

 

Income (CNY) a

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

 0–1000

856(80.91)

151(23.34)

 

1091(90.39)

393(31.64)

 

32(4.92)

9(2.35)

 

41(9.34)

50(6.47)

 

 1001–5000

182(17.20)

298(46.06)

 

111(9.20)

630(50.73)

 

208(31.95)

30(7.81)

 

153(34.85)

98(12.68)

 

 5001-

20(1.89)

198(30.60)

 

5(0.41)

219(17.63)

 

411(63.13)

345(89.84)

 

245(55.81)

625(80.85)

 

Smoking status a

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

0.1605

 Never smoker

216(20.19)

97(15.02)

 

1124(91.91)

1171(94.06)

 

194(29.57)

71(18.49)

 

415(93.47)

721(92.91)

 

 Former smoker

21(1.96)

43(6.66)

 

0(0.00)

12(0.96)

 

54(8.23)

53(13.80)

 

4(0.90)

13(1.68)

 

 0–9 pack-year

275(21.50)

94(14.55)

 

58(4.74)

25(2.01)

 

110(16.77)

53(13.80)

 

14(3.15)

15(1.93)

 

 10–19 pack-year

239(22.34)

115(17.80)

 

15(1.23)

15(1.20)

 

99(15.09)

55(14.32)

 

7(1.58)

9(1.16)

 

 20- pack-year

319(29.81)

297(45.98)

 

26(2.13)

22(1.77)

 

199(30.34)

152(39.58)

 

4(0.90)

18(2.32)

 

Drinking status

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

0.2917

 Never drinker

497(46.41)

109(16.85)

 

1132(92.48)

1145(91.82)

 

172(26.22)

75(19.53)

 

377(84.91)

663(85.22)

 

 Ever drinker

26(2.43)

134(20.71)

 

0(0.00)

20(1.60)

 

50(7.62)

71(18.49)

 

7(1.58)

24(3.08)

 

 Low risk

353(32.96)

264(40.80)

 

63(5.15)

68(5.45)

 

308(46.95)

157(40.89)

 

44(9.91)

74(9.51)

 

 Moderate risk

40(3.73)

46(7.11)

 

18(1.47)

5(0.40)

 

36(5.49)

23(5.99)

 

7(1.58)

6(0.77)

 

 High risk

155(14.47)

94(14.53)

 

11(0.90)

9(0.72)

 

90(13.72)

58(15.10)

 

9(2.03)

11(1.41)

 

Physical activity a

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

0.5886

  

< 0.0001

 Light

18(1.68)

163(25.19)

 

20(1.64)

353(28.31)

 

520(79.39)

303(78.91)

 

287(64.64)

593(76.22)

 

 Moderate

32(2.99)

50(7.73)

 

125(10.22)

64(5.13)

 

94(14.35)

51(13.28)

 

101(22.75)

124(15.94)

 

 Heavy

1020(95.33)

434(67.08)

 

1078(88.14)

830(66.56)

 

41(6.26)

30(7.81)

 

56(12.61)

61(7.84)

 

BMI(kg/m2)b

20.83 ± 0.08

22.30 ± 0.11

< 0.0001

21.56 ± 0.09

22.42 ± 0.09

< 0.0001

24.00 ± 0.15

24.32 ± 0.20

0.1925

23.46 ± 0.19

24.38 ± 0.14

0.0001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage);
  2. a: Numbers do not sum up to the total due to missing data;
  3. b: Lsmeans ± standard error, adjust for age;
  4. Abbreviation: BMI body mass index