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Table 3 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics and adiposity in the OFS

From: An exploration of socioeconomic variation in lifestyle factors and adiposity in the Ontario Food Survey through structural equation modeling

Variable

 

Men N = 467

Women N = 620

  

n

%*

n

%*

Age category

18 – 34

96

21

157

25

 

35 – 49

117

25

180

29

 

50 – 64

134

29

178

29

 

54 – 75

120

26

105

17

Income

Missing

54

12

105

17

 

Very low

40

9

95

15

 

Low

87

19

150

24

 

Middle

106

23

110

18

 

High

180

39

160

26

Education

Missing

1

< 1

1

< 1

 

Less than high school

108

23

132

21

 

High school

91

19

140

23

 

Some post-secondary

150

32

248

40

 

Graduated university

117

25

99

16

Adiposity Category

Least risk

130

28

263

42

 

Increased risk

182

39

136

22

 

High risk

155

33

221

36

  1. *may not equal 100% due to rounding