Research Article
Obesity, Overweight, and Perceptions about Body Weight among Middle-Aged Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 1
General characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristic | Men () | Women () | value | | Mean ± Sd | (%) | Mean Sd | (%) |
| | Age (years) | 54.6 6.1 | | 52.5 6.1 | | 0.010 | | BMI(kg/m2) | 26.6 6.4 | | 28.3 6.5 | | 0.0004 | | Ward of residence | | | | | 0.43 | | Mbagala | | 21 (18) | | 16 (17) | | | Mjimwema | | 11 (10) | | 15 (16) | | | Kimbiji | | 24 (21) | | 12 (13) | | | Kigamboni | | 30 (26) | | 27 (29) | | | Vituka | | 29 (25) | | 24 (25) | | | Married | | | | | <0.001 | | Yes | | 98 (85) | | 54 (57) | | | No | | 17 (15) | | 40 (43) | | | Education | | | | | 0.011 | | No formal education | | 10 (9) | | 21 (22) | | | Primary education | | 7 (6) | | 8 (9) | | | Secondary education | | 64 (56) | | 50 (53) | | | College or university | | 34 (30) | | 15 (16) | | | Occupation | | | | | <0.001 | | Not employed | | 9 (8) | | 29 (31) | | | Public/private Institution | | 16 (14) | | 11 (12) | | | Self-employed/Business | | 41 (36) | | 34 (36) | | | Farmers | | 49 (42) | | 20 (21) | | | Monthly income (Tshs) | | | | | 0.004 | | Low (<50,000) | | 65 (56) | | 67 (72) | | | Medium (50,000–80,000) | | 26 (23) | | 6 (6) | | | High (>80,000) | | 24 (21) | | 21 (22) | | | BMI category (kg/m2) | | | | | <0.001 | | Underweight | | 7 (6) | | 3 (3) | | | Normal weight | | 54 (47) | | 28 (30) | | | Overweight | | 39 (34) | | 29 (31) | | | Obese | | 15 (13) | | 34 (36) | | | Current smoker | | | | | <0.001 | | Yes | | 26 (23) | | 2 (2) | | | No | | 89 (77) | | 92 (98) | | | Currently drink alcohol | | | | | 0.003 | | Yes | | 42 (37) | | 17 (18) | | | No | | 73 (63) | | 77 (82) | | | Physical activity (MET hours/day) | | | | | 0.060 | | <26 | | 39 (34) | | 31 (33) | | | 26–37 | | 45 (39) | | 24 (25) | | | >37 | | 31 (27) | | 39 (42) | |
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