Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population by weight status as body fat measured by BIA
| Â | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n | |
Total | 141 (4.4%) | 1280 (40.2%) | 1111 (34.9%) | 649 (20.4%) | 3181 |
Age | |||||
 35–44 | 11 (1.4%) | 267 (34.5%) | 295 (38.1%) | 202 (26.1%) | 775 |
 45–54 | 24 (3.0%) | 287 (35.3%) | 322 (39.6%) | 181 (22.2%) | 814 |
 55–64 | 31 (3.8%) | 316 (39.2%) | 279 (34.6%) | 181 (22.4%) | 807 |
 65 + | 75 (9.6%) | 410 (52.2%) | 215 (27.4%) | 85 (10.8%) | 785 |
Sex | |||||
 Female | 122 (7.4%) | 647 (39.5%) | 555 (33.9%) | 315 (19.2%) | 1639 |
 Male | 19 (1.2%) | 633 (41.1%) | 556 (36.1%) | 334 (21.7%) | 1542 |
Setting | |||||
 Lima | 26 (2.5%) | 384 (37.1%) | 399 (38.6%) | 225 (21.8%) | 1034 |
 Urban Puno | 18 (3.2%) | 185 (33.3%) | 198 (35.7%) | 154 (27.8%) | 555 |
 Rural Puno | 70 (12.4%) | 320 (56.6%) | 130 (23.0%) | 45 (8.0%) | 565 |
 Tumbes | 27 (2.6%) | 391 (38.1%) | 384 (37.4%) | 225 (21.9%) | 1027 |
Assets | |||||
 Lowest | 94 (9.3%) | 506 (49.9%) | 282 (27.8%) | 132 (13.0%) | 1014 |
 Middle | 26 (2.4%) | 427 (39.8%) | 404 (37.6%) | 217 (20.2%) | 1074 |
 Highest | 21 (1.9%) | 347 (31.8%) | 425 (38.9%) | 300 (27.5%) | 1093 |
Education level | |||||
  < 7 years | 111 (7.6%) | 678 (46.6%) | 454 (31.2%) | 213 (14.6%) | 1456 |
 7–11 years | 21 (2.0%) | 382 (36.8%) | 396 (38.1%) | 240 (23.1%) | 1039 |
 12+ years | 9 (1.3%) | 219 (32.0%) | 261 (38.2%) | 195 (28.5%) | 684 |