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Table 1 Sociodemographic features and BMI classification by self-reported diabetes (SRD) in the South Australian population, 2017

From: Associations between self-reported diabetes mellitus, disordered eating behaviours, weight/shape overvaluation, and health-related quality of life

Variables

SRD

No SRD

χ2 (p)

Post-hoc

 

n (%)

  

Gender

  

0.01 (0.905)

 Male

166 (49.1)

1287 (48.8)

  

 Female

172 (50.9)

1352 (51.2)

  

Household incomea

  

37.17 (<.001)

 Less than $60 K

176 (60.9)

849 (41.9)

 

 More than $60 K

113 (39.1)

1078 (58.1)

 

Highest educational attainment

  

15.08 (0.005)

 

 Still at school

0 (0.0)

103 (3.9)

 

No SRD > SRD

 Left school

126 (37.7)

887 (33.6)

 

 Trade qualification

41 (12.1)

298 (11.3)

 

 Certificate

91 (26.9)

678 (25.7)

 

 Bachelor

80 (23.7)

670 (25.4)

 

Area of residence

  

8.85 (0.003)

 

 Metropolitan

230 (68.0)

1993 (75.5)

 

 Country

108 (32.0)

646 (24.5)

 

BMI classificationb

  

103.49 (<.001)

 

 Low weight

2 (0.6)

49 (1.8)

 

 Adequate weight

61 (19.0)

1020 (41.4)

 

No SRD > SRD

 Overweight

114 (35.5)

862 (35.0)

 

 Obesity

144 (44.9)

530 (21.5)

 

SRD > No SRD

  1. aCategorization of the variable was defined from the household income median
  2. bBMI classification for adults: low weight (< 18.5 kg/m2); adequate weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2); overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) and obesity (> 30 kg/m2). For adolescents: low weight (Z-score < − 2); adequate weight (Z-score ≥ − 2 and ≤ 1); overweight (Z-score > 1 and ≤ 2) and obesity (Z-score > 2)