Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics of the WRA
From: Prevalence of iodine deficiency among Moroccan women of reproductive age
Overall (N = 1652) | Urban(N = 992) | Rural (N = 660) | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
Age (years) | 34.8 ± 8.5 | 35.1 ± 8.5 | 34.2 ± 8.5 | 0.999 a | |
Height (cm) | 160.2 ± 6.1 | 160.4 ± 6.0 | 159.3 ± 5.9 | 0.640 a | |
Weight (kg) | 68.6 ± 13.7 | 70.3 ± 13.9 | 66.2 ± 13.0 | 0.061 a | |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.7 ± 5.1 | 27.1 ± 5.2 | 26.1 ± 4.9 | 0.097 a | |
Nutritional status° | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
BMI (Kg/m2) | Thinness | 70 (4.2%) | 41 (4.1%) | 29 (4.4%) | 0.689 b |
Normal weight | 544 (32.9%) | 292 (29.5%) | 252 (38.2%) | 0.001 b | |
Overweight | 639 (38.7%) | 389 (39.2%) | 250 (37.9%) | 0.386 b | |
Obese | 399 (24.2%) | 270 (27.2%) | 129 (19.5%) | 0.001 b | |