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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of all variables in the total sample and by intersectional positions of gender and ethnicitya

From: Underpinnings of entangled ethnical and gender inequalities in obesity in Cochabamba-Bolivia: an intersectional approach

Variable

Women

Men

Both

(N = 3182–55.26%)

(N = 2576–44.74%)

(N = 5758)

Indigenous

Mestizo

Indigenous

Mestizo

Indigenous

Mestizo

n

2166

1016

1622

954

3182

2576

%

57.18

51.57

42.82

48.43

55.26

44.74

Waist circumference

 Mean and SE (cm)

87.96 ± 0.28

88.28 ± 0.46

87.69 ± 0.32

90.25 ± 0.49

87.85 ± 0.21

89.24 ± 0.33

 % abdominal obesity

27.75

30.71

25.83

35.01

26.93

32.73

Sociodemographic factors

 Age group (years)

  18–29

41

52.46

32.43

44.34

37.33

48.53

  30–44

28.44

26.48

27.31

26.94

27.96

26.7

  45–59

14.82

14.07

18.87

17.08

16.55

15.53

   ≥ 60

15.74

6.99

21.39

11.64

18.16

9.24

 Place of Residence

  Andean

11.96

4.33

10.78

5.35

11.46

4.82

  Southern cone

8.08

1.87

8.88

2.3

8.42

2.08

  Central Valley

34.16

47.64

33.42

52.2

33.84

49.85

  Tropic

17.13

15.75

18.25

18.03

17.61

16.85

  High Valley

28.67

30.41

28.67

22.12

28.67

26.4

 Marital Status

  Never married

23.13

28.94

23.67

36.48

23.36

32.58

  Currently married Cohabitate

67.13

63.58

68.99

58.28

67.93

61.02

  Widowed or Separated

9.74

7.48

7.34

5.24

8.71

6.4

Socioeconomic factors

 Education Level

  No formal schooling

12.14

2.17

7.09

1.15

9.98

1.68

  Primary school

49.49

29.63

47.53

26.21

48.65

27.97

  Secondary school

28.63

47.83

35.33

49.06

31.49

48.43

  High education

9.74

20.37

10.05

23.58

9.87

21.93

 Job status/occupation

  Student

9.27

14.86

8.51

13.52

8.95

14.21

  Self-employed

31.86

33.27

70.46

55.97

48.39

44.26

  Employed

9.6

15.06

15.17

24.32

11.99

19.54

  Homemaker

47.05

34.45

0.62

0.63

27.16

18.07

  Retired

1.11

1.28

3.82

3.88

2.27

2.55

  Unemployed

1.11

1.08

1.42

1.68

1.24

1.37

 Monthly household income

  Less than a NMW

39.06

24.21

34.03

18.13

36.91

21.27

  Between 2 to 4 NMW

50.14

59.45

52.9

58.91

51.32

59.19

  More than 5 NMW

10.8

16.34

13.07

22.96

11.77

19.54

 Health Insurance

  Yes

14.82

15.75

17.08

17.19

15.79

16.45

  No

85.18

84.25

82.92

82.81

84.21

83.55

 Behavioral risk factors

  Current smokers

2.95

5.12

25.28

23.79

12.51

14.16

  Alcohol consumption

36.52

39.67

57.71

61.64

57.71

61.64

  Low Fruit and Vegetables intake

78.35

71.36

80.83

72.43

79.41

71.88

 Physical activity

  Low

66.39

75.3

44.45

55.55

57

65.74

  Moderate

29.69

22.44

39.46

37.32

33.87

29.64

  High

3.92

2.26

16.09

7.13

9.13

4.62

  1. aNumbers are column percentages within each variable, unless otherwise noted.