Table 2 Prevalence of obesity stratified by community and gender
Variable | Total | Rural n = 292 | Urban n = 272 | p-value | Male n = 113 | Female n = 452 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI | |||||||
Underweight | 9 (1.6) | 5 (1.7) | 4 (1.5) | 0.105 | 0 (0) | 9 (2.0) | |
Normal | 247 (43.3) | 140 (48.3) | 104 (39.4) | 74 (67.3) | 171 (38.4) | < 0.001* | |
Overweight | 171 (29.9) | 87 (30.0) | 83 (31.4) | 25 (25.7) | 145 (32.6) | ||
Obese | 131 (22.9) | 58 (20.0) | 73 (27.7) | 11 (10.0) | 120 (27.0) | ||
Visceral fat | |||||||
Normal | 434 (76.0) | 246 (85.1) | 184 (71.0) | < 0.001* | 84 (77.1) | 347 (78.9) | 0.385 |
Obese | 118 (20.7) | 43 (14.9) | 75 (29.0) | 25 (22.9) | 93 (21.1) | ||
Body fat | |||||||
Underweight | 48 (8.4) | 29 (10.0) | 19 (7.3) | 0.023* | 22 (20) | 26 (5.9) | |
Normal | 198 (34.7) | 117 (40.3) | 80 (30.8) | 49 (44.5) | 149 (33.8) | < 0.001* | |
Overweight | 130 (22.8) | 66 (22.8) | 64 (24.6) | 20 (18.2) | 110 (24.9) | ||
Obese | 175 (30.6) | 78 (26.9) | 97 (37.3) | 19 (17.3) | 156 (35.4) | ||
Waist circumference | |||||||
Normal | 171 (29.9) | 95 (33.3) | 76 (33.0) | 0.976 | 81 (79.4) | 90 (21.8) | < 0.001* |
Overweight | 107 (18.7) | 60 (21.1) | 47 (20.4) | 9 (8.8) | 98 (23.7) | ||
Obese | 237 (41.5) | 130 (45.6) | 107 (46.5) | 12 (11.8) | 225 (54.5) | ||