Research Article
The Association of Pension Income with the Incidence of Type I Obesity among Retired Israelis
Table 2
Descriptive statistics of 2015-2016 panel: pooled sample above 67 years.
| | Variables | Description | Obs. | Mean | (SD) |
| | Weight2016 | Weight in kg with light clothing and no shoes measured in the 2016 wave | 841 | 74 | (14.2) | | Height2016 | Height in centimeters without shoes measured in the 2016 wave | 841 | 165 | (9.0) | | BMI2016 | | 841 | 27 | (4.8) | | Weight2015 | Weight in kg with light clothing and no shoes measured in the 2015 wave | 841 | 74 | (14.1) | | Height2015 | Height in centimeters without shoes measured in the 2015 wave | 841 | 165 | (9.0) | | BMI2015 | | 841 | 27 | (4.7) | | BMI_PER | | 841 | 0.18% | (8.6%) | | BMI25_2015 | 1 = BMI ≥ 25; 0 = BMI < 25 | 841 | 65% | (48.0%) | | BMI30_2015 | 1 = BMI ≥ 30; 0 = BMI < 30 | 841 | 23% | (42.0%) | | BMI35_2015 | 1 = BMI ≥ 35; 0 = BMI < 35 | 841 | 7% | (25.0%) | | Age2015 | Age in years | 841 | 75 | (4.4) | | Females2015 | 1 = females; 0 = males | 841 | 53% | (50.0%) | | GET_PENSION2016 | 1 = get pension; 0 = otherwise | 841 | 38% | (68.0%) | | INCPENS2016 > 0 | Household’s annual gross monetary income from pensions in NIS for the household | 322 | 86,023 | (91,832.0) |
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