Table 1 Basic information, lifestyle and dietary behaviour of participants.

From: The prevalence and determinant of overweight and obesity among residents aged 40–69 years in high-risk regions for upper gastrointestinal cancer in southeast China

Variable

Category

N

%

Gender

Male

19,855

44.1

Female

25,181

55.9

Age (years, mean ± SD)

56.7 ± 7.6

  

Age group (years)

40–49

8846

19.6

50–59

17,799

39.5

60–69

18,391

40.8

Marital status

Married

42,583

94.6

Othera

2453

5.4

Education

Illiterate or semi-illiterate

8287

18.4

Primary school

14,922

33.1

Secondary school

16,273

36.1

High school and above

5554

12.3

Household size

0–3

18,180

40.4

4–6

24,635

54.7

7–9

2221

4.9

Annual family income (CNY)

 < 29,999

13,953

31.0

30,000–59,999

15,688

34.8

 ≥ 60,000

15,395

34.2

Smoking

No

36,360

80.7

Yes

8676

19.3

Drinking

No

37,268

82.8

Yes

7768

17.2

Fresh vegetables

No

1517

3.4

Yes

43,519

96.6

Fresh fruit

No

16,450

36.5

Yes

28,586

63.5

Meat, egg and milk

No

12,374

27.5

Yes

32,662

72.5

Soy products

No

13,626

30.3

Yes

31,410

69.7

Pickled food

No

38,115

84.6

Yes

6921

15.4

Fried food

No

43,685

97.0

Yes

1351

3.0

Hot food

No

42,459

94.3

Yes

2577

5.7

Mouldy food

No

44,912

99.7

Yes

124

0.3

  1. SD standard deviation, CNY Chinese Yuan.
  2. aNever married/divorced/separated/widowed.