Table 1.
Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) and Percentage of Overweight or Obese Adults Aged 20 and Older, by Sex and Television-Viewing Status, Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals 1994–1996
| BMI Status | Men Mean (95% CIa) | Women Mean (95% CIa) | ||||
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| Watched <1 Hour Television per Day | Watched 1-2 Hours Television per Day | Watched >2 Hours Television per Day | Watched <1 Hour Television per Day | Watched 1-2 Hours Television per Day | Watched >2 Hours Television per Day | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.4 (25.2-25.6) | 26.1 (25.8-26.4) | 26.8 (26.6-27.0) | 24.7 (24.2-25.2) | 25.0 (24.6-25.4) | 26.4 (26.0-26.7) |
| Overweight or obese (BMI ≥25), % | 50.8 (45.2-56.4) | 60.4 (56.9-63.9) | 62.3 (59.8-64.8) | 39.2 (33.8-44.5) | 39.6 (36.1-43.1) | 52.8 (50.0-55.7) |
| Obese (BMI ≥30), % | 10.3 (8.3-12.3) | 14.2 (12.4-16.0) | 19.6 (18.6-20.6) | 15.7 (11.8-19.5) | 14.1 (11.9-16.4) | 22.2 (20.0-24.4) |
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CI indicates confidence interval.