Table 3

BMI distribution according to disability type, disability proportion and exercise status

 BMI classifications
 UnderweightNormalPre-obeseObeseTotal
 n%†n%†n%†n%†N%‡p Value*
Disability type
 Orthopaedic§1612.96149.13931.586.512448.1
0.001
 Seeing§001626.23252.51321.36123.6
 Hearing002453.31328.9817.84517.4
 Speaking13.6932.11346.4517.92810.9
Disability proportion
 0–25§001138.01655.126.92911.3
0.01
 26–5043.64036.04641.42119.011143.0
 51–7568.73347.92333.3710.16926.7
 76–100714.32653.11224.548.14919.0
Regular exercise
 Yes001260.0840.000207.70.04
 No§168.27337.47840.02814.419575.6
 Sometimes12.32558.11125.6614.04316.7
Total176.611042.69737.63413.2258100 
  • *Fisher exact test. Bold indicates significance.

  • †Line percentage.

  • ‡Column percentage.

  • §The groups that make the difference.

  • BMI, body mass index.