Overweight and General and Abdominal Obesity in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults: Findings from the ANIBES Study
Table 1
Anthropometric data of Spanish adults.
Adults total (18–64 y)
Adults 1 (18–40 y)
Adults 2 (41–64 y)
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
(%)
798 (48.2)
857 (51.8)
435 (26.3)
448 (27.1)
363 (21.9)
409 (24.7)
Age (years)
39.6 ± 12.2
40.3 ± 12.2
30.2 ± 6.7
30.4 ± 6.4
50.9 ± 6.1
51.1 ± 6.5
Median (P25–P75)
39 (30–50)
40 (31–50)
31 (25–36)
31 (25–36)
50 (46–56)
51 (45–56)
Weight (kg)
82.4 ± 15.34
66.6 ± 13.62
80.4 ± 14.81
63.9 ± 12.96
84.7 ± 15.65
69.6 ± 13.73
Median (P25–P75)
80.3 (72–90.3)
64.4 (56.8–73.6)
78.3 (70.7–87)
61.7 (54.8–70)
83 (74.1–93.2)
67.5 (59.6–76.9)
Height (cm)
174.5 ± 6.95
161.3 ± 6.37
175.8 ± 6.91
162.4 ± 6.44
173 ± 6.69
160.2 ± 6.09
Median (P25–P75)
175 (170–180)
161 (157–166)
176 (171–180)
163 (158–167)
173 (168–178)
160 (156–164)
BMI (kg/m2)
27.1 ± 4.87
25.6 ± 5.3
26 ± 4.62
24.2 ± 4.71
28.3 ± 4.88
27.2 ± 5.47
Median (P25–P75)
26.4 (23.7–29.5)
24.7 (21.8–28.1)
25.1 (22.8–28)
23.3 (20.8–26.5)
27.8 (25–30.8)
26.1 (23.2–30)
Normal weight (%)
36.4
48.3
46.7
58.2
24.2
37.3
Overweight (%)
40.4
31.5
37.4
25.8
44
37.7
Obesity (%)
22.7
17.2
15.2
10.4
31.6
24.8
Waist circumference (cm)
93.8 ± 13.61
82.7 ± 13.19
89.4 ± 12.56
78.2 ± 11.93
99.1 ± 12.94
87.7 ± 12.76
Median (P25–P75)
93 (84–101.6)
80.5 (72.7–90.4)
87.3 (80.5–96.7)
76.2 (69.9–84.1)
97.4 (90.5–106)
86.6 (78–96.3)
Abdominal obesity (%)
24.6
31.4
15.7
18.7
35.2
45.3
Waist/height (WHtR)
0.54 ± 0.08
0.51 ± 0.09
0.51 ± 0.07
0.48 ± 0.08
0.57 ± 0.08
0.55 ± 0.08
Median (P25–P75)
0.53 (0.48–0.59)
0.50 (0.45–0.56)
0.5 (0.46–0.55)
0.47 (0.43–0.52)
0.56 (0.52–0.62)
0.53 (0.49–0.61)
WHtR ≥ 0.5
64.7
52.4
49.2
36.4
83.2
70.1
Composite index:
Level 1 (%)
28.9
42.7
41.4
56.9
14.0
27.1
Level 2 (%)
6.4
4.8
9.4
6.7
2.8
2.7
Level 3 (%)
7.9
8.6
6
6.9
10.2
10.5
Level 4 (%)
34.2
26.8
27.8
19.6
41.9
34.7
Level 5 (%)
22.6
17.0
15.4
9.8
31.1
24.9
() Mean ± SD; BMI: body mass index; () abdominal obesity: >88 cm for women and >102 cm for men; composite index: Level 1: WHtR < 0.5 and BMI < 25 kg/m2, Level 2: WHtR < 0.5 and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, Level 3: WHtR ≥ 0.5 and BMI < 25 kg/m2, Level 4: WHtR ≥ 0.5 and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 and BMI < 30 kg/m2, and Level 5: WHtR ≥ 0.5 and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Significant differences regarding sex (S) and age groups (E) (Mann-Whitney test and 2-sample -test).
