Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics, nutritional status, and metabolic syndrome prevalence by time of sampling in the MIDUS study.
| Characteristics | MIDUS Core 59.3% (n = 1255) |
MIDUS Refresher 40.7% (n = 862) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Men | 43.2 (542) | 47.9 (413) |
| Women | 56.8 (713) | 52.1 (450) |
| Age group | ||
| <50 years | 29.1 (365) | 45.3 (391) |
| 50–65 years | 44.8 (562) | 38.9 (336) |
| >65 years | 26.1 (328) | 15.8 (136) |
| Race | ||
| White | 78.7 (985) | 70.2 (606) |
| Non-white | 21.3 (266) | 29.8 (257) |
| Educational level | ||
| Higher education or less | 28.0 (350) | 17.3 (149) |
| College education | 50.2 (629) | 55.0 (474) |
| Postgraduate studies | 21.8 (273) | 27.7 (239) |
| Nutritional status | ||
| Under or normal weight | 23.8 (298) | 24.8 (214) |
| Overweight | 35.1 (440) | 30.0 (259) |
| Obesity | 41.1 (516) | 45.2 (390) |
| Metabolic syndrome | ||
| No | 60.8 (750) | 65.3 (554) |
| Yes | 39.2 (484) | 34.7 (295) |