Participants’ anthropometric characteristics and EQ-5D (N=13 754)
| Total (N=13 754) | Men (n=5922) | Women (n=7832) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Per cent | (SE) | n | Per cent | (SE) | n | Per cent | (SE) | p Value* | |
| BMI, mean (SE) | 13 684 | 23.60 | (0.04) | 5888 | 24.16 | (0.05) | 7796 | 23.03 | (0.05) | <0.001 |
| BMI categories | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Non-overweight | 9362 | 68.7 | (0.5) | 3658 | 62.5 | (0.7) | 5704 | 75.1 | (0.6) | |
| Overweight | 3789 | 27.3 | (0.5) | 2004 | 33.3 | (0.7) | 1785 | 21.0 | (0.6) | |
| Obese | 533 | 4.1 | (0.2) | 226 | 4.2 | (0.3) | 307 | 3.9 | (0.3) | |
| WC, mean (SE) | 13 677 | 80.80 | (0.1) | 5888 | 84.09 | (0.2) | 7789 | 77.39 | (0.2) | <0.001 |
| WC categories | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Normal waist | 10 251 | 76.9 | (0.5) | 4323 | 75.0 | (0.7) | 5928 | 78.9 | (0.6) | |
| Abdominal obesity | 3426 | 23.1 | (0.5) | 1565 | 25.0 | (0.7) | 1861 | 21.1 | (0.6) | |
| EQ-5D, mean (SE) | 13 638 | 0.958 | (0.001) | 5861 | 0.969 | (0.001) | 7777 | 0.946 | (0.001) | <0.001 |
| Morbidity | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Any problem | 1395 | 8.1 | (0.3) | 435 | 5.9 | (0.3) | 960 | 10.4 | (0.4) | |
| None | 12 244 | 91.9 | (0.3) | 5427 | 94.1 | (0.3) | 6817 | 89.6 | (0.4) | |
| Self-care | 0.214 | |||||||||
| Any problem | 295 | 1.7 | (0.1) | 118 | 1.6 | (0.2) | 177 | 1.9 | (0.2) | |
| None | 13 344 | 98.3 | (0.1) | 5744 | 98.4 | (0.2) | 7600 | 98.1 | (0.2) | |
| Usual activities | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Any problem | 903 | 5.2 | (0.2) | 301 | 4.0 | (0.3) | 602 | 6.5 | (0.3) | |
| None | 12 736 | 94.8 | (0.2) | 5561 | 96.0 | (0.3) | 7175 | 93.5 | (0.3) | |
| Pain/discomfort | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Any problem | 3009 | 20.0 | (0.5) | 976 | 15.4 | (0.6) | 2033 | 24.8 | (0.7) | |
| None | 10 629 | 80.0 | (0.5) | 4885 | 84.6 | (0.6) | 5744 | 75.2 | (0.7) | |
| Anxiety/depression | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Any problem | 1691 | 11.4 | (0.4) | 423 | 6.7 | (0.4) | 1268 | 16.3 | (0.6) | |
| None | 11 948 | 88.6 | (0.4) | 5439 | 93.3 | (0.4) | 6509 | 83.7 | (0.6) | |
*Significance levels for gender difference analysed with Student t test or χ2 test, as appropriate, using the SURVEYMEANS or SURVEYFREQ procedures in SAS to reflect the study weights.
BMI, body mass index; EQ-5D, EuroQOL-5 Dimensions Scores; WC, waist circumference.