Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study participants according to BMI categories
Variable | Underweight (n = 320a) | Normal weight (n = 10 987a) | Overweight (n = 19 134a) | Class 1 obesity (n = 11 117a) | Class 2 obesity (n = 3153a) | Class 3 obesity (n = 904a) | p valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 49 (15) | 53 (13) | 57 (11) | 58 (11) | 58 (10) | 57 (11) | < 0.001 |
Females | 259 (81%) | 7915 (72%) | 10,908 (57%) | 6396 (58%) | 2045 (65%) | 627 (69%) | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.5 (0.9) | 22.8 (1.6) | 27.4 (1.4) | 32.0 (1.4) | 36.9 (1.4) | 42.9 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
Higher education | 202 (63%) | 7429 (68%) | 11,054 (58%) | 5520 (50%) | 1448 (46%) | 378 (42%) | < 0.001 |
Urban place of residence | 193 (60%) | 6497 (59%) | 10,793 (56%) | 5810 (52%) | 1552 (49%) | 421 (47%) | < 0.001 |
WC (cm) | 75 (12) | 80 (9) | 92 (9) | 101 (9) | 110 (11) | 120 (14) | < 0.001 |
Metabolic syndrome | 27 (8.4%) | 1382 (13%) | 6803 (36%) | 6205 (56%) | 2135 (68%) | 664 (73%) | < 0.001 |
Smoking | 106 (33%) | 2875 (26%) | 3432 (18%) | 1685 (15%) | 419 (13%) | 105 (12%) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 13 (4.1%) | 509 (4.6%) | 1970 (10%) | 2028 (18%) | 848 (27%) | 324 (36%) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 95 (30%) | 3436 (31%) | 9630 (50%) | 7232 (65%) | 2372 (75%) | 744 (82%) | < 0.001 |
Myocardial infarction | 11 (3.4%) | 443 (4.0%) | 1236 (6.5%) | 779 (7.0%) | 192 (6.1%) | 46 (5.1%) | < 0.001 |
Dyslipidemia | 185 (58%) | 7563 (69%) | 14,920 (78%) | 8763 (79%) | 2425 (77%) | 676 (75%) | < 0.001 |
Fibrate | 8 (2.5%) | 235 (2.1%) | 672 (3.5%) | 491 (4.4%) | 147 (4.7%) | 42 (4.6%) | < 0.001 |
Statin | 52 (16%) | 2251 (20%) | 5612 (29%) | 3713 (33%) | 1090 (35%) | 319 (35%) | < 0.001 |
TC (mmol/l) | 5.44 (1.18) | 5.57 (1.14) | 5.62 (1.15) | 5.53 (1.18) | 5.41 (1.11) | 5.29 (1.12) | < 0.001 |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | 3.13 (1.00) | 3.30 (0.99) | 3.40 (1.00) | 3.34 (1.00) | 3.26 (0.95) | 3.18 (0.96) | < 0.001 |
Non-HDL-C (mmol/l) | 3.65 (1.13) | 3.85 (1.08) | 4.09 (1.09) | 4.10 (1.11) | 4.03 (1.04) | 3.94 (1.04) | < 0.001 |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.79 (0.45) | 1.72 (0.42) | 1.53 (0.39) | 1.43 (0.35) | 1.39 (0.34) | 1.35 (0.33) | < 0.001 |
TG (mmol/l) | 1.26 (0.63) | 1.34 (0.85) | 1.67 (0.86) | 1.89 (1.14) | 1.95 (1.03) | 1.97 (1.02) | < 0.001 |