Table 1: Distribution of Body Mass Index and Body Adiposity Index, according to sociodemographic, behavioral and health variables, Viçosa, 2009.

Male Female
BAI BMI BAI BMI
Variables N (%) Average SD p-value Average SD p-value N (%) Average SD p-value Average SD p-value
Age
60-69 147 (54.24) 27.82 3.61 0.955 26.41a 4.74 0.007* 148 (56.70) 35.90 5.32 0.355 27.32a 4.97 < 0.001*
70-79 98 (36.16) 27.84 3.12 25.18b 3.75 85 (32.57) 35.15 4.87 26.05a 4.20
80 or more 26 (9.59) 27.62 3.28 23.82a 4.01 28 (10.73) 34.66 4.45 24.68b 3.75
Scholarity
Never studied 30 (11.11) 28.17 2.86 0.699 25.16a 5.10 0.056* 41 (15.71) 36.67 4.59 0.226 28.10 4.47 0.705
0-4 years of study 171 (63.33) 27.86 2.55 25.39a 4.35 171 (65.52) 35.44 5.34 27.49 4.82
5 or more years of study 69 (25.56) 27.56 3.28 26.82c 4.41 49 (18.77) 34.85 4.47 27.30 4.97
Income
< R$465,00 (Q1) 12 (4.44) 28.93 3.16 0.478 25.83a 3.36 < 0.001* 54 (20.93) 36.09 5.45 0.344 28.12 4.46 0.607
R$465,00 - R$599,00 (Q2) 77 (28.52) 27.47 3.46 23.97c 4.57 110 (42.64) 35.92 5.70 27.44 5.45
R$600,00 - R$1599,00 (Q3) 69 (25.56) 27.71 3.48 26.17b 3.95 63 (24.42) 34.91 3.88 27.75 3.99
≥ R$1600,00 (Q4) 112 (41.48) 28.00 3.35 26.91c 4.23 31 (12.02) 34.56 4.18 26.72 4.36
Smoking
Never smoked 87 (32.10) 28.28a 3.74 < 0.001* 26.21a 4.75 < 0.001* 192 (73.56) 35.45 5.06 0.558 27.50 4.79 0.497
Ex-smoker 137 (50.55) 28.16a 3.24 26.17a 4.13 53 (20.31) 36.08 5.39 28.05 4.88
Currently smoker 47 (17.34) 25.95b 2.50 23.51b 3.91 16 (6.13) 34.62 4.49 26.58 4.40
Physical activity
No 199 (73.43) 27.61 3.45 0.109 25.45 4.45 0.092 160 (61.30) 35.83 5.01 0.222 27.74 4.93 0.420
Yes 72 (26.57) 28.36 3.20 26.47 4.21 101 (38.70) 35.04 5.20 27.25 4.53
Diabetes
No 224 (82.66) 27.72 3.35 0.345 25.34 4.26 0.002* 189 (72.41) 35.15 5.04 0.051 27.16 4.83 0.036*
Yes 47 (17.34) 28.24 3.62 27.54 4.68 72 (27.59) 36.52 5.11 28.55 4.53
Hypertension
No 79 (29.15) 27.45 2.72 0.257 24.93 3.82 0.0586 54 (20.69) 33.48 4.40 < 0.001* 25.56 3.97 < 0.001*
Yes 192 (70.85) 27.96 3.64 26.05 4.59 207 (79.31) 36.06 5.13 28.07 4.85
Dyslipidemia
No 146 (53.87) 27.08 2.91 < 0.001* 24.50 3.73 < 0.001* 83 (31.80) 35.08 5.17 0.327 26.98 4.80 0.195
Yes 125 (46.13) 28.67 3.72 27.15 4.71 178 (68.20) 35.74 5.05 27.81 4.76
Musculoskeletal diseases
No 235 (86.72) 27.73 3.59 0.299 25.70 4.67 0.8256 171 (65.52) 34.61 5.04 < 0.001* 26.63 4.52 < 0.001*
Yes 36 (13.28) 28.36 3.37 25.87 4.37 90 (34.48) 37.26 4.89 29.30 4.78

BAI: Body Adiposity Index; BMI: Body Mass Index; SD: Standard Deviation; *Values followed by the same letter did not differ in the Bonferroni test (a,b,c).