Research Article
Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, and Other Measures of Adiposity in Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Peruvian Adults
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristic | Women | Men | -value | (%) | (%) | |
| Age (years) | | | .001 | ≤24 | 151 (15.9) | 131 (23.1) | | 25–34 | 234 (24.6) | 146 (25.8) | | 35–44 | 231 (24.3) | 109 (19.3) | | 45–54 | 173 (18.2) | 84 (14.8) | | 55–64 | 109 (11.4) | 52 (9.2) | | ≥65 | 54 (5.7) | 44 (7.8) | | Education | | | .001 | ≤6 years | 165 (17.8) | 59 (10.7) | | 7–12 years | 429 (46.4) | 262 (47.5) | | ≥12 years | 331 (35.8) | 230 (41.7) | | Smoking status | | | <.001 | Never smoker | 800 (84.0) | 315 (55.7) | | Pervious smoker | 60 (6.3) | 69 (12.2) | | Current smoker | 92 (9.7) | 182 (32.2) | | Currently employed | | | <.001 | No | 530 (55.8) | 194 (34.4) | | Yes | 419 (44.2) | 370 (65.6) | | Alcohol consumption | | | <.001 | Low | 572 (60.1) | 198 (35.0) | | Moderate | 371 (39.0) | 330 (58.3) | | Excessive | 9 (0.9) | 38 (6.7) | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | .002 | Underweight (<18.5) | 8 (0.8) | 10 (1.8) | | Normal (18.5–24.9) | 402 (42.2) | 219 (38.7) | | Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 339 (35.6) | 247 (43.6) | | Obesity (≥30.0) | 203 (21.3) | 90 (15.9) | | Leisure time physical activity | | | .002 | No | 217 (22.8) | 168 (29.7) | | Yes, <150 minutes/week | 637 (66.9) | 328 (58.0) | | Yes, ≥150 minutes/week | 98 (10.3) | 70 (12.4) | |
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All values were obtained using Pearson Chi Square.
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