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Table 3 Overweight and obesity prevalences and adjusted effects of potential risk factors in adults.

From: Obesity and overweight prevalences in rural and urban populations in East Spain and its association with undiagnosed hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus: a cross-sectional population-based survey

 

Overweight

Obesity

Risk factor

Prevalence

(%)

RPR

95%CI

P-value

Prevalence

(%)

RPR

95%CI

P-value

Age

   ≤ 34

27.4

1(ref.)

-

 

5.7

1(ref.)

-

 

   35–44

29.9

1.40

0.87–2.26

 

14.7

2.89

1.28–6.54

 

   45–54

44.2

4.51

2.76–7.39

<0.001

21.5

4.55

2.05–10.10

<0.001

   55–64

42.6

3.29

2.06–5.24

 

34.8

8.89

4.02–19.65

 

   ≥ 65

43.4

4.42

2.78–7.01

 

33.9

8.75

4.00–19.14

 

Gender

   Women†

34.9

1(ref.)

-

 

26.8

1(ref.)

-

 

   Men

50.4

2.06

1.62–2.63

<0.001

23.8

1.10

0.82–1.47

NS

Area

   Urban†

38.3

1(ref.)

-

 

26.2

1(ref.)

-

 

   Rural

46.6

1.57

1.19–2.07

<0.001

27.8

1.31

0.96–1.80

NS

  1. Overweight: Subjects with BMI = 25.0–29.9 Kg/m2
  2. Obesity: Subjects with BMI ≥ 30.0 Kg/m2
  3. RPR: Relative Prevalence Ratio adjusted for age, gender and place of residence
  4. † Referent group
  5. P-value based on Pearson's chi-square test
  6. NS = Non-Significant