Table 1 Selected socio-demographic and nutritional characteristics of study participants during the baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), 2008-2010
n | % | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 15102) | |||
Men | 6885 | 45.6 | 44.8-46.4 |
Women | 8217 | 54.4 | 53.6-55.2 |
Age (n = 15102) | |||
35-44 | 3340 | 22.1 | 21.5-22.8 |
45-54 | 5937 | 39.3 | 38.5-40.1 |
55-64 | 4233 | 28.0 | 27.3-28.8 |
65-74 | 1592 | 10.5 | 10.1-11.0 |
Self-identified skin color/race category (n = 14918) | |||
White | 7789 | 52.2 | 51.4-53.0 |
Black | 2397 | 16.1 | 15.5-16.7 |
Brown (“pardo”) | 4201 | 28.2 | 27.4-28.9 |
Asian | 374 | 2.5 | 2.3-2.8 |
Indigenous | 157 | 1.1 | 0.9-1.2 |
Educational level (n = 15102) | |||
Incomplete elementary school | 894 | 5.9 | 5.5-6.3 |
Incomplete secondary school | 1028 | 6.8 | 6.4-7.2 |
Secondary school | 5232 | 34.6 | 33.9-35.4 |
University degree | 7948 | 52.6 | 51.8-53.4 |
Body mass index categories (BMI) (n = 15096) | |||
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 143 | 1.0 | 0.8-1.1 |
Normal ( 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) | 5422 | 35.9 | 35.2-36.7 |
Overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) | 6073 | 40.2 | 39.5-41.0 |
Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 3458 | 22.9 | 22.2-23.6 |