Accelerometer-based physical activity levels among Mexican adults and their relation with sociodemographic characteristics and BMI: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-Demographic characteristics and BMI status of adults from Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2011

Variable	Number	Weighted %^a
Total	677.0	100.0
Male	302.0	48.0
Age
<=35 years	222.0	33.4
35 < years < =50	263.0	39.0
50 < years < =65	192.0	27.6
SES^b
Low	201.0	31.2
Medium	165.0	24.0
Medium-High	198.0	28.9
High	113.0	15.9
Education
Some Elementary	36.0	5.0
Complete Elementary	67.0	10.1
Some Middle School	23.0	3.9
Complete Middle School	140.0	21.1
Some High School	29.0	4.4
Complete Highschool	162.0	23.2
Some College	34.0	5.5
Complete College or more	186.0	26.8
Motor vehicle ownership
Car	363.0	53.2
Motorcycle	32.0	5.1
Either	371.0	54.7
Marital status
Single	166.0	25.0
Married or living with someone	438.0	65.3
Separated or Divorced	56.0	7.4
Widower	17.0	2.4
BMI Status
Under-nutrition (BMI < 20)	22.0	3.2
Normal (20 < =BMI < 25)	165.0	24.2
Overweight (25 < =BMI < 30)	278.0	40.9
Obese (BMI > =30)	212.0	31.7

^aWeighted for probability of selection and non-response by sex
^bSES: Classifications based on quartiles of SES-index. SES-index based on household characteristics and assets

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