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Table 1 Distribution of variables and their average values for BMI, EQ-5D and age

From: Association between body mass index and health-related quality of life, and the impact of self-reported long-term conditions – cross-sectional study from the south Yorkshire cohort dataset

Variable

Count

Mean

Mean

Median

Mean

BMI

EQ-5D

EQ-5D

Age

Age

     

 Under 25

1,142

23.45

0.92

1

20.06

 25 to 34

1,870

25.02

0.90

1

29.76

 35 to 44

2,614

25.94

0.87

1

39.85

 45 to 54

3,219

26.53

0.84

0.88

49.66

 55 to 64

4,387

27.02

0.80

0.81

59.89

 65 to 74

4,159

26.99

0.76

0.80

69.14

 75plus

2,069

26.22

0.70

0.73

78.98

Gender

     

 Male

8,562

26.64

0.81

0.85

56.20

 Female

10,898

26.04

0.82

0.85

52.77

Ethnic group

     

 White

18,735

26.32

0.81

0.85

54.81

 Mixed

102

25.76

0.85

1

39.39

 Asian

387

25.83

0.83

1

38.88

 Black

147

26.93

0.82

0.92

44.27

 Chinese or other

89

24.81

0.83

0.85

42.91

Highest education

     

 Degree/NVQ4-5

5,734

25.33

0.89

1

49.31

 A-levels/NVQ3

2,434

25.81

0.85

1

45.18

 GCSEs/NVQ1-2

5,155

26.52

0.83

0.85

51.02

 None

1,237

27.15

0.76

0.80

64.72

 Other

4,900

27.24

0.70

0.76

65.41

Smoking status

     

 Current smoker

2,540

25.78

0.75

0.80

48.71

 Former smoker

6,628

26.90

0.79

0.80

59.75

 Never smoked

10,292

25.98

0.85

1

51.83

Deprivation quintile

     

 Least deprived

3,881

25.32

0.87

1

54.22

 Low deprivation

3,894

25.85

0.85

0.92

56.10

 Average

3,863

26.22

0.84

0.85

55.01

 High deprivation

3,896

26.82

0.79

0.85

53.62

 Most deprived

3,926

27.29

0.73

0.80

52.46

NSSEC

     

 Manager & professional

8,149

25.85

0.87

1

52.59

 Intermediate

1,976

26.10

0.84

0.85

51.08

 Small employers/etc.

1,185

26.47

0.82

0.85

56.81

 Lower supervisory/etc.

1,451

26.84

0.79

0.80

56.20

 Semi-routine & routine

2,051

26.73

0.79

0.80

52.01

 Missing

4,648

26.78

0.73

0.80

58.37

Alcohol consumption

     

 None

6,690

26.92

0.75

0.80

54.91

 Moderate

10,648

25.89

0.85

0.88

54.37

 Hazardous

1,961

26.30

0.86

0.88

51.92

 Harmful

161

27.33

0.76

0.80

51.50

LTCs

     

 Diabetes

1,268

30.06

0.66

0.73

64.82

 Heart disease

1,248

28.02

0.62

0.69

70.05

 Stroke

413

27.25

0.58

0.69

69.70

 Cancer

557

26.82

0.70

0.71

66.86

 Osteoarthritis

1,849

28.15

0.56

0.69

67.79

 Breathing problems

2,107

27.42

0.66

0.73

59.14

 High blood pressure

3,736

28.59

0.71

0.76

66.28

 No LTCs

7,526

25.08

0.94

1

46.41