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Table 1 The prevalence of obesity within categories of the risk factors in a random sample of adults age ≥ 60 years (n = 4380), National Health Survey in Iran, using χ2-test.

From: Factors associated with obesity in Iranian elderly people: results from the national health survey

Variable

Obesity

 
 

No

%

p-value

Age group(years)

   

60-64

182

14.1

 

65-69

128

12.3

 

70-74

117

11.4

< 0.001

75-79

49

6.5

 

80+

15

5.6

 

Sex

   

Men

150

6.9

 

Women

341

15.5

< 0.001

Place of Residence

   

Urban

371

14.6

 

Rural

120

6.5

< 0.001

Smoking

   

Nonsmoker

452

12.2

 

Smoker

39

5.9

< 0.001

Marrital Status

   

No spouse

156

12.8

 

Spouse

335

10.6

= 0.036

Education level

   

Basic

342

10.7

 

Moderate

128

13.2

= 0.079

High

21

9.9

 

Diabetes

   

No

400

10

 

Yes

91

23.5

< 0.001

High Blood Pressure

   

No

260

8.4

 

Yes

231

18.2

< 0.001

Asthma

   

No

453

10.9

 

Yes

38

16.9

= 0.006

Arthritis

   

No

156

7.5

 

Yes

335

14.6

< 0.001

Nervous Disorders

   

No

452

11.2

 

Yes

39

11.2

= 0.98