Table 1 Participants’ clinical and demographic characteristics
Men (n = 74) | Women (n = 199) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 46.2 ± 14.2 | 46 ± 13.5 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 40.4 ± 8.3 | 34.8 ± 6.2 | |
Obesity-related diseases (%) | Type 2 Diabetes | 14.9 | 12.6 |
Thyroid diseases | 6.8 | 35.2 | |
Gastrointestinal diseases | 23 | 19.6 | |
Cardiovascular diseases | 16.2 | 5.0 | |
Hypertension | 45.9 | 36.2 | |
Osteaorticular diseases | 25.7 | 22.1 | |
Respiratory diseases | 21.6 | 16.6 | |
Psychiatric diseases | 14.9 | 12.1 | |
Dyslipidemia | 16.2 | 12.6 | |
Insulin resistance | 10.8 | 15.1 | |
Level of education (%) | Primary school | 2.7 | 5 |
Middle school | 20.3 | 25.3 | |
High school | 60.8 | 55.1 | |
University degree | 16.2 | 14.6 | |
Occupation (%) | Housewife | 1.4 | 32,7 |
Employee | 21.9 | 29.6 | |
Freelance worker | 17.6 | 10.1 | |
Factory worker | 14.9 | 8.5 | |
Retiree | 12.2 | 9.5 | |
Unemployed | 6.8 | 5.5 | |
Student | 5.4 | 4 | |