Table 1 Descriptive statistics.
From: Intersectional inequality in general and central obesity: cross-sectional UK Biobank study
Characteristic | Female N = 246,639 | Male N = 204,700 |
|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | ||
 Asian | 5085 (2.1%) | 5205 (2.5%) |
 Black | 4201 (1.7%) | 3052 (1.5%) |
 Mixed | 3964 (1.6%) | 2686 (1.3%) |
 White | 233,389 (95%) | 193,757 (95%) |
Age category (years) | ||
 <55 | 97,031 (39%) | 77,063 (38%) |
 55 or above | 149,608 (61%) | 127,637 (62%) |
Household Income (Individual Deprivation) | ||
 >£52000 | 48,165 (20%) | 52,167 (25%) |
 £31,000–£52,000 | 51,963 (21%) | 49,120 (24%) |
 £18,000–£31,000 | 53,803 (22%) | 44,698 (22%) |
 <£18,000 | 50,196 (20%) | 37,085 (18%) |
 Prefer not to say/Don’t Know | 42,512 (17%) | 21,630 (11%) |
Neighbourhood deprivation | ||
 Low neighbourhood deprivation | 85,395 (35%) | 69,511 (34%) |
 Moderate—low neighbourhood deprivation | 70,602 (29%) | 57,347 (28%) |
 Moderate—high neighbourhood deprivation | 50,931 (21%) | 41,917 (20%) |
 High neighbourhood deprivation | 39,711 (16%) | 35,925 (18%) |
General obesity—fat mass index | ||
 Fat mass index | 10.19 (3.78) | 7.22 (2.66) |
 Normal | 106,055 (43%) | 70,027 (34%) |
 Overweight | 92,222 (37%) | 91,992 (45%) |
 Obesity | 48,362 (20%) | 42,681 (21%) |
General obesity—body mass index | ||
 Body mass index | 27.05 (5.15) | 27.81 (4.20) |
 Normal weight | 98,345 (40%) | 51,681 (25%) |
 Overweight | 90,763 (37%) | 101,445 (50%) |
 Obesity | 57,531 (23%) | 51,574 (25%) |
Central obesity—waist to height ratio | ||
 Waist to height ratio | 0.52 (0.08) | 0.55 (0.06) |
 Normal | 110,445 (45%) | 42,355 (21%) |
 Increased | 96,856 (39%) | 120,888 (59%) |
 High | 39,338 (16%) | 41,457 (20%) |
