Table 2.
Mean Body Mass Index and Baseline Psychosocial Stress of US Men and Women in 1995 and Test of Difference Between Men and Womena
| Variable | Mean (SE) |
P Value | |
| Men (N = 633) | Women (N = 722) | ||
| Baseline body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.49 (0.19) | 26.29 (0.27) | <0.001 |
| Follow-up body mass index, kg/m2b | 28.86 (0.22) | 27.86 (0.29) | 0.007 |
| Body mass index change, kg/m2 | 1.37 (0.12) | 1.57 (0.17) | 0.33 |
| Lack of skill discretion (scale range, 1–5) | 2.38 (0.03) | 2.52 (0.04) | 0.004 |
| Lack of decision authority (scale range, 1–5) | 2.23 (0.04) | 2.45 (0.04) | <0.001 |
| Job-related demands (scale range, 1–5) | 3.06 (0.03) | 3.07 (0.03) | 0.85 |
| Perceived constraints in life (scale range, 1–7) | 2.53 (0.05) | 2.79 (0.05) | <0.001 |
| Strain in relations with family (scale range, 1–4) | 2.10 (0.03) | 2.23 (0.03) | <0.001 |
| Strain in relations with friends (scale range, 1–4) | 1.98 (0.02) | 1.94 (0.02) | 0.24 |
| Strain in relations with spouse/partner (scale range, 1–4) | 2.21 (0.03) | 2.28 (0.03) | 0.10 |
| Difficulty paying bills (scale range, 1–4) | 2.20 (0.04) | 2.26 (0.04) | 0.28 |
Abbreviation: SE, standard error.
a
Variables are weighted to account for the complex survey design and to approximate the distribution of US adults aged 25–64 years by region, residence in a metropolitan area, sex, race, age, education, and marital status.
b
Mean follow-up in sample was 9.2 years.