Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population, New York City, 2000–2002 (n = 13,102).
| Characteristic | Study population |
|---|---|
| Continuous variables [mean ± SD (median)] | |
| Age (years) | 46.21 ± 10.55 (45.00) |
| BMI | 27.73 ± 5.78 (26.60) |
| Categorical variables (%) | |
| Sex | |
| Men | 36 |
| Women | 64 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Asian | 12 |
| Black: African American | 14 |
| Black: Caribbean | 5 |
| Caucasian | 47 |
| Hispanic | 20 |
| Other | 2 |
| Educational attainment | |
| Some high school or less | 13 |
| High school graduate | 22 |
| Vocational school | 2 |
| Some college | 21 |
| College graduate | 24 |
| Graduate school | 18 |
| Body size | |
| Underweight | 1 |
| Normal weight | 34 |
| Overweight | 37 |
| Obese | 28 |