Research Article
The Association of General and Central Obesity with Dietary Patterns and Socioeconomic Status in Adult Women in Botswana
Table 2
Characteristics of study participants.
| | | Females (n = 1117) |
| | Area of residence: n (%) | | | Town/city | 363 (32.5) | | Urban village | 461 (41.3) | | Rural village | 293 (26.2) |
| | Age: years (mean ± sd) | | | Age categories n (%) | 37.7 ± 16.3 (33.0) | | 18–24 | 291 (26.1) | | 25–34 | 292 (26.2) | | 35–44 | 212 (19.0) | | 45–59 | 184 (16.5) | | ≥60 | 137 (12.3) |
| | Education | | | No schooling | 109 (9.8) | | Primary | 328 (29.4) | | Secondary | 565 (50.7) | | Tertiary | 112 (10.1) |
| | Number of possessions | | | 0-1 | 408 (40.0) | | 2-3 | 447 (43.8) | | 4-5 | 166 (16.2) |
| | Anthropometric measures (mean ± sd) | | | Weight (kg) | 66.29 ± 15.72 | | Height: (m) | 1.60 ± 0.07 | | Body mass index (BMI) kg/m2: | 26.0 ± 6.1 |
| | BMI categories | | | <18.5 (underweight) | 84 (7.6) | | 18.5–24.99 (normal) | 471 (42.7) | | 25.00–29.99 (overweight) | 276 (25.0) | | ≥30.00 (obese) | 272 (24.7) |
| | Central obesity | | | Waist circumference (mean ± sd) | 78.75 ± 14.12 | | WC, overweight 80–88 cm | 222 (19.9) | | WC, obese > 88 cm | 252 (22.6) | | Waist-height ratio (WHtR) > 0.5 (%) | 465 (42.2) |
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Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. |
