Table 1 Distribution of population by BMI, sociodemographic characteristics, and sex (n = 59,402). PNS, Brazil, 2013
From: Obesity and health service utilization in Brazil: data from the National Health Survey
Sociodemographic characteristics | Male (n = 25,920) | Female (n = 33,482) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI Categoryb | BMI Categoryb | |||||||||||
Under/Normal weighta | 95%CI | Overweight | 95%CI | Obesity | 95%CI | Under/Normal weighta | 95%CI | Overweight | 95%CI | Obesity | 95%CI | |
BRAZIL | 44.5 | 43.4–45.6 | 38.8 | 37.7–39.8 | 16.8 | 15.9–17.6 | 42.0 | 41.0–43.0 | 33.7 | 32.8–34.5 | 24.3 | 23.5–25.1 |
Macroregion | ||||||||||||
 North | 45.8 | 43.4–48.2 | 39.3 | 36.9–41.7 | 14.9 | 13.2–16.6 | 46.8 | 44.9–48.7 | 33.3 | 31.5–35.1 | 19.8 | 18.3–21.4 |
 Northeast | 49.2 | 47.3–51.0 | 36.8 | 35.1–38.5 | 14.0 | 12.8–15.3 | 44.5 | 42.9–46.1 | 34.1 | 32.6–35.5 | 21.4 | 20.1–22.7 |
 Midwest | 42.9 | 40.7–45.1 | 38.3 | 35.8–40.7 | 18.8 | 17.2–20.5 | 43.3 | 41.5–45.0 | 32.0 | 30.3–33.8 | 24.7 | 23.1–26.3 |
 Southeast | 43.3 | 41.2–45.3 | 39.4 | 37.5–41.2 | 17.4 | 15.8–19.0 | 40.2 | 38.5–41.9 | 33.7 | 32.1–35.2 | 26.1 | 24.6–27.6 |
 South | 39.7 | 37.5–42.0 | 40.4 | 37.8–43.0 | 19.9 | 17.9–21.9 | 39.8 | 37.3–42.4 | 33.8 | 31.8–35.9 | 26.3 | 24.2–28.5 |
Residence area | ||||||||||||
 Urban | 42.6 | 41.3–43.8 | 39.6 | 38.5–40.8 | 17.8 | 16.8–18.8 | 41.7 | 40.6–42.8 | 33.6 | 32.6–34.5 | 24.7 | 23.8–25.6 |
 Rural | 55.3 | 53.0–57.6 | 33.7 | 31.8–35.6 | 11.0 | 9.4–12.5 | 44.2 | 41.7–46.6 | 34.1 | 32.0–36.3 | 21.7 | 19.8–23.6 |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||
 18–29 | 60.0 | 58.0–62.0 | 29.4 | 27.5–31.3 | 10.6 | 9.1–12.0 | 62.5 | 60.6–64.5 | 23.4 | 21.7–25.0 | 14.1 | 12.6–15.6 |
 30–39 | 40.9 | 38.6–43.2 | 42.0 | 39.8–44.3 | 17.1 | 15.6–18.5 | 42.4 | 40.6–44.3 | 33.9 | 32.0–35.7 | 23.7 | 22.0–25.4 |
 40–49 | 36.0 | 33.8–38.2 | 43.2 | 41.0–45.4 | 20.8 | 18.8–22.8 | 33.3 | 31.2–35.4 | 38.6 | 36.6–40.6 | 28.1 | 26.2–30.0 |
 50–59 | 34.6 | 31.8–37.3 | 44.2 | 41.3–47.0 | 21.3 | 18.9–23.6 | 29.4 | 27.4–31.4 | 37.8 | 35.6–40.1 | 32.7 | 30.3–35.1 |
  ≥ 60 | 42.3 | 39.9–44.7 | 39.7 | 37.2–42.3 | 17.9 | 15.7–20.2 | 34.0 | 32.0–36.1 | 38.4 | 36.4–40.4 | 27.6 | 25.7–29.4 |
Race/skin color | ||||||||||||
 White | 40.2 | 38.6–41.8 | 40.6 | 39.0–42.2 | 19.1 | 17.8–20.5 | 41.8 | 40.4–43.2 | 33.3 | 32.0–34.6 | 24.9 | 23.7–26.0 |
 Black | 46.8 | 43.3–50.2 | 35.7 | 32.4–38.9 | 17.6 | 14.6–20.5 | 41.2 | 38.1–44.2 | 30.5 | 27.8–33.3 | 28.3 | 25.6–31.0 |
 Yellow | 57.6 | 47.4–67.9 | 35.3 | 25.4–45.2 | 7.0 | 2.8–11.2 | 53.5 | 43.6–63.4 | 31.4 | 22.6–40.1 | 15.1 | 9.29–20.9 |
 Mixed-race | 48.3 | 46.7–49.9 | 37.4 | 36.0–38.9 | 14.2 | 13.1–15.3 | 42.2 | 40.8–43.5 | 34.8 | 33.4–36.1 | 23.0 | 21.9–24.2 |
 Indigenous | 47.8 | 35.4–60.3 | 36.9 | 24.9–48.8 | 15.3 | 6.6–24.0 | 40.8 | 30.2–51.4 | 35.4 | 25.0–45.8 | 23.8 | 14.7–32.9 |
Education | ||||||||||||
 No formal schooling or incomplete primary | 47.8 | 46.1–49.5 | 37.1 | 35.5–38.7 | 15.0 | 13.9–16.2 | 35.0 | 33.6–36.4 | 36.4 | 34.9–37.8 | 28.6 | 27.3–30.0 |
 Complete primary or incomplete secondary | 50.8 | 48.1–53.5 | 33.5 | 31.1–36.0 | 15.7 | 13.5–17.9 | 42.1 | 39.6–44.7 | 33.8 | 31.3–36.2 | 24.1 | 22.0–26.1 |
 Complete secondary or incomplete higher | 42.0 | 40.1–43.9 | 40.4 | 38.5–42.2 | 17.6 | 16.1–19.1 | 47.0 | 45.4–48.6 | 31.3 | 29.8–32.8 | 21.7 | 20.3–23.1 |
 Complete higher or above | 30.6 | 27.8–33.4 | 47.3 | 44.3–50.4 | 22.1 | 19.5–24.7 | 49.2 | 46.5–51.8 | 31.8 | 29.5–34.0 | 19.1 | 17.0–21.1 |