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Table 2 Overall prevalence of overweight and obesity and according to demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Body mass index–measured adiposity and population attributability of associated factors: a population-based study from Buea, Cameroon

Characteristics

Normal n = 628

Overweight n = 396

Obese n = 115

Total N = 1,139

p-value

Overall crude prevalence (95% CI)

55.1 (52.3–57.9)

34.8 (32.0–37.6)

10.1 (8.3–11.9)

  

Age-adjusted prevalence (95% CI)

52.4 (49.5–55.3)

36.5 (33.7–39.3)

11.1 (9.3–12.9)

  

BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2

22.6 ± 1.6

27.0 ± 1.3

34.0 ± 6.4

25.3 ± 4.3

<0.0001

Gender

n = 628

n = 396

n = 115

N = 1,139

<0.0001

 Male

280 (64.4)

133 (30.6)

22 (5.1)

435 (38.2)

 Female

348 (49.4)

263 (37.4)

93 (13.2)

704 (61.8)

Educational level

624 (55.1)

394 (34.8)

114 (10.1)

N = 1,132

<0.0001

 Up to secondary

124 (41.6)

125 (41.9)

49 (16.4)

298 (26.3)

 

 High school

119 (51.1)

97 (41.6)

17 (7.3)

233 (20.6)

 Diploma

56 (44.4)

47 (37.3)

23 (18.3)

126 (11.1)

 Undergraduate

280 (71.1)

97 (24.6)

17 (4.3)

394 (34.8)

 Post graduate

45 (55.6)

28 (34.6)

8 (9.9)

81 (7.2)

Employment status

621 (55.0)

395 (35.0)

113 (10.0)

N = 1,129

<0.0001

 Unemployed

71 (53.0)

48 (35.8)

15 (11.2)

134 (11.9)

 Retired

15 (53.6)

8 (28.6)

5 (17.9)

28 (2.5)

 Housewife

22 (31.0)

38 (53.5)

11 (15.5)

71 (6.3)

 Student

371 (67.2)

155 (28.1)

26 (4.7)

552 (48.9)

 Self employed

102 (41.8)

107 (43.9)

35 (14.3)

244 (21.6)

 Employed

40 (39.6)

39 (39.4)

21 (21.2)

100 (8.9)

Monthly income

605 (55.5)

375 (34.4)

110 (10.1)

N = 1,090

<0.0001

  < 50,000FCFA

418 (60.0)

222 (31.0)

57 (8.2)

697 (63.9)

 50-100,000FCFA

133 (50.8)

93 (35.5)

36 (13.7)

262 (24.0)

  > 100,000FCFA

54 (41.2)

60 (45.8)

17 (13.0)

131 (12.0)

Perception of weight

620 (55.6)

383 (34.3)

112 (10.0)

N = 1,115

<0.0001

 Underweight

32 (72.7)

10 (2.7)

2 (4.5)

44 (3.9)

 Normal

562 (58.7)

327 (34.1)

69 (7.2)

958 (85.9)

 Overweight

25 (23.4)

45 (42.1)

37 (34.6)

107 (9.6)

 Obese

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

5 (0.4)

Physical activity frequency

585 (55.5)

361 (34.2)

109 (10.3)

N = 1,055

0.138

 0-2times/week

274 (52.5)

188 (36.0)

60 (11.5)

522 (49.5)

  ≥ 3times/week

311 (58.3)

173 (32.5)

49 (9.2)

533 (50.5)

Healthy food

615 (54.9)

390 (34.8)

115 (10.3)

N = 1,120

0.183

 Not every day

518 (54.2)

338 (35.4)

100 (10.5)

956 (85.3)

 Every day

97 (59.1)

52 (31.7)

15 (9.1)

164 (14.7)

Family history of CVD

627 (55.3)

391 (34.5)

115 (10.2)

N = 1,133

0.005

 Yes

193 (52.3)

123 (33.3)

53 (14.4)

369 (32.6)

 No

434 (56.8)

268 (35.1)

62 (8.1)

764 (67.4)

Self-reported hypertension

626 (55.3)

391 (34.5)

115 (10.2)

N = 1,132

<0.0001

 Yes

11 (1.8)

12 (3.1)

10 (8.7)

33 (2.9)

 No

615 (98.2)

379 (96.9)

105 (91.3)

1,099 (97.1)

Self-reported diabetes

626 (55.3)

391 (34.5)

115 (10.2)

N = 1,132

0.015

 Yes

4 (0.6)

3 (0.8)

4 (3.5)

11 (1.0)

 No

622 (99.4)

388 (99.2)

111 (96.5)

1,121 (99.0)

  1. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, CVD cardiovascular disease, group comparisons were done using chi squared test (for proportions) and independent samples t-test (for means)