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Table 1 Prevalence of overweight and obesity by characteristics of participants

From: Socioeconomic - related inequalities in overweight and obesity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study

Variables

Study population (%)

Overweight

Obesity

Frequency

(crude prevalence)

Age and sex standardized prevalence

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Frequency (crude prevalence)

Age and sex standardized prevalence

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Sex

Male

57,614 (44.57)

24,765 (42.98)

42.98*

1.00

10,805 (18.75)

18.79*

1.00

Female

71,643 (55.43)

27,923 (38.98)

38.95*

0.78 (0.82–0.86)

28,532 (39.83)

39.85*

2.83 (2.73–2.92)

Age groups

(years)

35–44

45,809 (35.44)

18,980 (41.43)

41.47**

1.00

13,144 (28.69)

28.41**

1.00

45–54

43,481 (33.64)

17,578 (40.43)

40.43**

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

14,537 (33.43)

33.38**

1.31 (1.26–1.34)

55–64

31,573 (24.43)

12,732 (40.33)

40.24**

1.01 (0.98–1.04)

9511 (30.12)

30.55**

1.14 (1.11–1.18)

> = 65

8394 (6.49)

3398 (40.48)

40.31**

1.04 (0.99–1.09)

2145 (25.55)

26.28**

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

Marital status

Single

2910 (2.25)

1017 (34.95)

37.37

1.00

14,537 (33.43)

16.07

1.00

Married

117,521 (90.92)

48,368 (41.16)

41.01

1.23 (1.14–1.33)

35,539 (30.24)

30.96

2.61 (2.36–2.89)

Widowed and divorced

8826 (6.83)

3303 (37.42)

37.91

1.19 (1.09–1.3)

3304 (8.4)

27.39

2.54 (2.28–2.84)

Smoking

No

101,136 (78.24)

41,779 (41.31)

42.27

1.00

34,134 (33.75)

31.02

1.00

Current smoker

18,115 (14.01)

6522 (36)

34.21

0.73 (0.7–0.76)

2841 (15.68)

24.03

0.68 (0.65–0.72)

Former smoker

10,006 (7.74)

4387 (43.84)

40.14

0.99 (0.94–1.03)

2362 (23.61)

32.01

1.07 (1.02–1.13)

Physical activity

Good

52,681(40.75)

21,292 (40.42)

40.32

1.00

13,928 (26.44)

27.69

1.00

 

Poor

76,576(59.25)

31,396 (40.99)

41.30

1.02 (0.99–1.04)

25,409 (33.18)

32.63

1.35 (1.31–1.38)

Hookah smoking

No

114,949 (88.93)

46,579 (40.52)

40.65

1.00

35,602 (30.97)

30.11

1.00

Yes

14,308 (11.07)

6109 (42.7)

40.11

0.73 (0.71–0.76)

3735 (26.1)

32.45

1.28(1.23–1.34)

Drug abuse

No

113,812 (88.05)

47,221 (41.49)

41.87

1.00

36,631 (32.19)

30.98

1.00

Yes

15,445 (11.95)

5467 (35.4)

34.86

0.73 (0.71–0.76)

2706 (17.52)

29.66

0.91 (0.87–0.96)

Alcohol consumption

No

117,559 (90.95)

47,690 (40.57)

40.78

1.00

37,011 (31.48)

30.38

1.00

Yes

11,698 (9.05)

4998 (42.73)

42.81

1.14 (1.09–1.19)

2326 (19.88)

27.69

1.05 (1.01–1.11)

Provinces

Kermanshah

10,040 (7.77)

4355 (43.38)

43.37

1.00

2710 (26.99)

27.15

1.00

Hormozgan

3285 (2.54)

1278 (38.9)

38.95

0.82 (0.76–0.89)

786 (23.93)

23.15

0.77 (0.71–0.84)

Fars

22,939 (17.75)

8927 (38.92)

39.04

0.93 (0.88–0.97)

13,165 (18.47)

18.61

0.61 (0.57–0.64)

Sistan and Baluchestan

8152 (6.31)

3100 (38.03)

37.53

0.81 (0.75–0.85)

2234 (27.4)

26.46

0.85 (0.79–0.91)

Razavi Khorasan

2868 (2.22)

1333(46.48)

46.82

0.97 (0.89–1.06)

619 (21.58)

23.58

0.73 (0.65–0.81)

Kerman

9885 (7.65)

4061 (41.08)

41.11

0.89 (0.84–0.95)

2978 (30.13)

30.46

1.08 (1.01–1.15)

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

6655 (5.15)

3101(46.6)

46.12

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

1866 (28.04)

29.03

1.01 (0.94–1.09)

Mazandaran

10,252 (7.93)

4348 (42.41)

42.75

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

3430 (33.45)

32.57

1.35 (1.26–1.43)

Guilan

10,494 (8.12)

4192 (39.95)

39.89

0.91 (0.86–0.96)

3423 (32.62)

33.11

1.34 (1.26–1.43)

Yazd

9388 (7.26)

3983 (42.43)

41.95

0.93 (0.88–0.99)

3190 (33.98)

35.49

1.41 (1.31–1.49)

Khouzestan

8991 (6.96)

3319 (36.91)

37.28

0.78 (0.74–0.83)

3497 (38.89)

37.94

1.61 (1.51–1.72)

West Azerbaijan

3172 (2.54)

1240 (39.09)

39.57

0.88 (0.81–0.96)

1172 (36.95)

35.29

1.66 (1.52–1.81)

East Azerbaijan

14,958 (11.57)

6130 (40.98)

40.97

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

5629 (37.63)

37.66

1.63 (1.54–1.73)

Ardabil

8178 (6.33)

3321 (40.61)

40.61

0.84 (0.79–0.91)

3565 (43.59)

43.53

2.05 (1.92–2.19)

Socioeconomic

Status

1st quintile (the lowest)

25,995 (20.11)

9509 (36.58)

35.88

1.00

6751 (25.97)

23.57

1.00

2nd quintile

25,901 (20.04)

10,004 (38.62)

38.61

1.06()1.03–1.11)

7943 (30.67)

29.82

1.25 (1.21–1.31)

3rd quintile

25,819 (19.97)

10,144 (39.29)

39.31

1.08(1.04–1.12)

8787 (34.03)

33.88

1.41 (1.35–1.47)

4th quintile

25,778 (19.94)

10,597 (42.51)

42.12

1.21(1.17–1.26)

8583 (33.3)

34.68

1.40 (1.34–1.46)

5th quintile (the highest)

25,764 (19.93)

12,074 (46.86)

45.75

1,39(1.33–1.45)

7273 (28.23)

31.28

1.15 (1.11–1.21)

Total

 

129,257 (100)

52,688 (40.76)

  

39,337 (30.43)

  
  1. * Sex comparisons are standardized for age. **Age comparisons are standardized for sex