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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics for all participants by BMI

From: Individual and environmental factors associated for overweight in urban population of Brazil

Variables

Total

BMI < 25 kg/m2

BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

%

95 CI%

%

95 CI%

%

95 CI%

Sex*

      

Males

50.10

47.53–52.74

46.90

43.14–50.64

53.10

49.40–56.90

Females

49.90

47.26–52.47

41.10

37.50–44.80

58.90

55.20–62.50

Age (years)*

      

18–24

19.40

16.80–22.50

22.50

14.50–33.20

77.50

66.8–85.50

25–34

23.50

21.30–26.00

41.20

35.40–47.30

58.80

52.70–64.60

35–44

22.80

21.00–24.70

48.10

43.90–52.40

51.90

47.60–52.10

45–54

15.70

14.20–17.00

53.20

48.70–57.60

46.80

42.40–51.30

55–64

10.00

9.00–11.20

60.70

55.50–65.60

39.30

34.40–44.50

≥65

8.60

7.60–9.50

53.00

47.70–58.20

47.00

41.80–53.00

Skin Color

      

White

34.30

32.15–36.53

42.40

39.17–45

57.60

54.40–60.80

Non White

65.70

63.47–67.85

44.90

41.30–48.50

55.10

51.50–58.70

Marital Status*

      

Single

43.00

40.20–45.70

34.40

29.60–39.70

65.60

60.40–70.40

Married

47.60

45.10–50.20

50.50

47.60–53.40

49.50

46.60–52.40

Others(seperated/divorced/widowed)

9.40

8.30–10.70

54.60

48.40–60.60

45.40

39.40–51.60

Education (years)*

      

≤4

17.00

14.60–19.76

50.80

42.20–59.40

49.20

40.60–57.80

5–8

30.80

28.15–33.60

46.50

40.90–52.20

53.50

47.80–59.10

9–11

31.60

29.58–33.66

41.60

38.60–44.70

58.40

55.30–61.40

≥12

20.60

19.07–22.20

37.50

34.20–41.00

62.50

58.90–65.90

  1. Notes: aPercentages weighted to adjust the sociodemographic distribution of the VIGITEL sample to the distribution of the population 18 years and older from the city according to the 2000 Census. *p < 0.05 (Chi-square). N = 3.405.