Table 2 Association between obesity status and successful aging and its specific components by sex
Successful aging | Male (N,(%)) | Female (N,(%)) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | P Value | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | P Value | |
Successful aging | ||||||||||
 Yes | 398(10.29) | 184(15.88) | 144(23.04) | 56(29.63) | < 0.001 | 2(1.40) | 76(9.13) | 76(11.69) | 27(9.47) | 0.002 |
 No | 1711(89.71) | 975(84.12) | 481(76.96) | 133(70.37) |  | 141(98.60) | 756(90.87) | 574(88.31) | 258(90.53) |  |
Absence of major disease | ||||||||||
 Yes | 122(89.71) | 1083(93.44) | 584(93.44) | 166(87.83) | 0.020 | 132(92.31) | 772(92.79) | 587(90.31) | 249(87.37) | 0.035 |
 No | 14(10.29) | 76(6.56) | 41(6.56) | 23(12.17) |  | 11(7.69) | 60(7.21) | 63(9.69) | 36(12.63) |  |
Freedom from disability | ||||||||||
 Yes | 92(67.65) | 862(74.37) | 524(83.84) | 147(77.78) | < 0.001 | 55(38.46) | 482(57.93) | 403(62.00) | 157(55.09) | < 0.001 |
 No | 44(32.35) | 297(25.63) | 101(16.16) | 42(22.22) |  | 88(61.54) | 350(42.07) | 247(38.00) | 128(44.91) |  |
High cognitive function | ||||||||||
 Yes | 56(41.18) | 577(49.78) | 383(61.28) | 120(63.49) | < 0.001 | 23(16.08) | 245(29.45) | 235(36.15) | 101(35.44) | < 0.001 |
 No | 80(58.82) | 582(50.22) | 242(38.72) | 69(36.51) |  | 120(83.92) | 587(70.55) | 415(63.85) | 184(64.56) |  |
No depressive symptoms | ||||||||||
 Yes | 86(63.24) | 836(72.13) | 486(77.76) | 162(85.71) | < 0.001 | 66(46.15) | 485(58.29) | 407(62.62) | 187(65.61) | < 0.001 |
 No | 50(36.76) | 323(27.87) | 139(22.24) | 27(14.29) |  | 77(53.85) | 347(41.71) | 243(37.38) | 98(34.39) |  |
Active social engagement in life | ||||||||||
 Yes | 62(45.59) | 544(46.94) | 334(53.44) | 102(53.97) | 0.026 | 64(44.76) | 408(49.04) | 313(48.15) | 153(53.68) | 0.294 |
 No | 74(54.41) | 615(53.06) | 291(46.56) | 87(46.03) |  | 79(55.24) | 424(50.96) | 337(51.85) | 132(46.32) |  |