Table 2 Health-related and alcohol-related characteristics of participants according to obesity indicators {waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI)} based on Healthy Ireland Survey 2017 data

General health

 Good/ very good

5530 (80.6%)

92.3 (13.48)

 < 0.001^a

1548 (28.1%)

1839 (33.4%)

2119 (38.5%)

 < 0.001^b

 Fair/poor

1330 (19.4%)

97.3 (16.55)

234 (17.6%)

341 (25.7%)

753 (56.7%)

Long-term illness

 Yes

2398 (34.9%)

95.9 (15.41)

 < 0.001^a

476 (19.9%)

717 (30.0%)

1195 (50.0%)

 < 0.001^b

 No

4456 (64.9%)

91.7 (13.28)

1306 (29.4%)

1464 (33.0%)

1670 (37.6%)

Smoking status

 Yes²

1402 (20.4%)

92.2 (14.23)

0.015^a

410 (29.4%)

388 (27.8%)

598 (42.8%)

 < 0.001^b

 No

5461 (79.6%)

93.4 (14.15)

1373 (25.2%)

1794 (33.0%)

2274 (41.8%)

Active transportation

 Yes³

473 (13.5%)

91.2 (13.74)

0.574^a

163 (34.5%)

159 (33.6%)

151 (31.9%)

0.012^b

 No

3021 (86.5%)

91.6 (13.22)

853 (28.4%)

1021 (34.0%)

1133 (37.7%)

Fruit consumption

  ≥ 1 time a day

4442 (64.7%)

92.0 (13.82)

 < 0.001^a

1239 (28.0%)

1433 (32.4%)

1755 (39.6%)

 < 0.001 ^b

  < 1 time a day

2421 (35.3%)

95.3 (14.58)

544 (22.6%)

749 (31.1%)

1117 (46.3%)

Alcohol consumption

 Yes

5622 (81.9%)

93.1 (14.02)

0.627^a

1500 (26.8%)

1840 (32.9%)

2258 (40.3%)

 < 0.001^b

 No

1242 (18.1%)

93.4 (14.94)

283 (22.8%)

342 (27.6%)

615 (49.6%)

Alcohol frequency

  ≥ 3 times a week

862 (23.7%)

94.3 (14.34)

0.001^a

226 (26.2%)

295 (34.3%)

340 (39.5%)

0.611^b

  < 3 times a week

2778 (76.3%)

92.2 (13.46)

767 (27.8%)

949 (34.3%)

1047 (37.9%)

Binge drinking⁴

  ≥ 1 time a week

1040 (32.1%)

96.8 (14.06)

 < 0.001^a

213 (20.3%)

371 (35.9%)

448 (43.4%)

 < 0.001 ^b

  < 1 time a week

2199 (67.9%)

91.8 (13.21)

641 (29.3%)

777 (35.5%)

770 (35.2%)

AUDIT-C⁵

 Score < 5

2688 (52.3%)

91.0 (14.02)

 < 0.001^b

808 (30.1%)

821 (30.6%)

1053 (39.3%)

 < 0.001 ^b

 Score ≥ 5

2453 (47.7%)

94.6 (13.65)

595 (24.4%)

885 (36.3%)

957 (39.3%)