|
Variable
|
-n-
|
# of persons with abdominal obesity –n-(%)
|
Males n = 1562
|
Females n = 2114
|
p*
|
|---|
|
All
|
3676
|
432 (11.8)
|
20 (4.6)
|
412 (95.4)
|
< 0.05
|
|
Age
|
|
18–24
|
846
|
41 (4.8)
|
3 (7.3)
|
38 (93.7)
|
0.31
|
|
25–34
|
1089
|
99 (9.1)
|
1 (1)
|
98 (99)
| |
|
35–44
|
795
|
124 (15.6)
|
7 (5.6)
|
117 (94.4)
| |
|
45–54
|
538
|
91 (16.9)
|
5 (5.5)
|
86 (94.5)
| |
|
55–64
|
289
|
55 (19.0)
|
4 (7.3)
|
51 (92.7)
| |
|
≥ 65
|
119
|
22 (18.5)
|
0 (0)
|
22 (100)
| |
|
Rural-urban residence
|
|
Urban
|
988
|
160 (16.2)
|
11 (6.9)
|
149 (93.1)
|
0.09
|
|
Rural
|
2688
|
272 (10.1)
|
9 (3.3)
|
263 (96.7)
| |
|
Marital status
|
|
Never married
|
602
|
22 (3.6)
|
3 (13.6)
|
19 (86.4)
|
0.01
|
|
Married/Cohabiting
|
2398
|
283 (11.8)
|
16 (5.7)
|
267 (94.3)
| |
|
Other
|
673
|
126 (18.7)
|
1 (0.8)
|
125 (99.2)
| |
|
Employment
|
|
Employed
|
2418
|
304 (12.6)
|
18 (5.9)
|
286 (94.1)
|
0.05
|
|
Unemployed
|
1257
|
128 (10.2)
|
2 (1)
|
126 (99.0)
| |
|
Fruit & Veg servings/ day
|
|
≥ 5
|
566
|
59 (10.4)
|
3 (5.1)
|
56 (94.9)
|
0.93
|
|
1–4
|
2958
|
353 (11.9)
|
17 (4.8)
|
336 (95.2)
| |
|
Met WHO recommendation for physical activity
|
|
Yes
|
3574
|
413 (11.6)
|
18 (4.4)
|
395 (95.6)
|
0.21
|
|
No
|
102
|
19 (18.6)
|
2 (10.5)
|
17 (89.5)
| |
|
Alcohol use in standard drinks per occasion
|
|
Never
|
1905
|
253 (13.3)
|
9 (3.6)
|
244 (96.4)
|
0.06
|
|
Ever or ≤ 6
|
1385
|
145 (10.5)
|
6 (4.1)
|
139 (95.9)
| |
|
> 6
|
361
|
31 (8.6)
|
4 (12.9)
|
27 (87.1)
| |
|
Hypertensive
|
|
No
|
2705
|
241 (8.9)
|
7 (2.9)
|
234 (97.1)
|
0.06
|
|
Yes
|
971
|
191 (19.7)
|
13 (6.8)
|
178 (93.2)
| |
|
FPG (mmol/L)c
|
|
< 6.1
|
3309
|
376 (11.4)
|
13 (3.5)
|
363 (96.5)
|
< 0.05
|
|
6.1–6.9
|
58
|
9 (15.5)
|
3 (33.3)
|
6 (66.7)
| |
|
> 7.0 or on DM Rx
|
309
|
47 (15.2)
|
4 (8.5)
|
43 (91.5)
| |
- cFasting Plasma Glucose in mmol/L
- p* p-value for a Chi-square test for independence comparing the prevalence of abdominal obesity among males and females across participant sub-categories
