. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Obes Res Clin Pract. 2008 Dec;2(4):277–281. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2008.09.002

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants (N = 291)

Number of participants		291
Age, years: mean (s.d.)^*		52.2 (6.3)
Race, %
White		81%
Hispanic origin		3%
Other		16%
Education beyond high school, %		89%
Married, %		54%
Weight, kg:^† mean (s.d.)		103.7 (19.3)
BMI,^‡ kg/m²: mean (s.d.)		38.5 (6.9)
BMI category, %
Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9)		1%
Obese	Class I (BMI 30.0–34.9)	38%
	Class II (BMI 35.0–39.9)	29%
	Class III (BMI≥40.0)	32%

s.d.= standard deviation;

^†

kg = kilograms;

^‡

BMI = body mass index.