Table 3.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of 193 survey participants.

Characteristic	Total n available	n (%) or mean (SD)
Age, mean (SD)	191	37.3 (11.5)
Female, n (%)	191	181 (93.8)
Ethnicity and race, n (%)	187
White, non-Hispanic		166 (88.8)
White, Hispanic		5 (2.7)
Black, non-Hispanic		10 (5.3)
Asian, non-Hispanic		2 (1.1)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander,     non-Hispanic		0
American Indian/Alaska Native,     non-Hispanic		1 (0.5)
Multiracial		3 (1.6)
Married, n (%)	191	121 (63.4)
Highest education completed, n (%)	191
Graduate or professional school		37 (19.4)
College or university		106 (55.5)
High school		48 (25.1)
Employment status, n (%)	190
Full time		117 (61.6)
Part time		22 (11.6)
Homemaker		25 (13.2)
Retired		3 (1.6)
Student		16 (8.4)
Unable to work/disabled		3 (1.6)
Unemployed		4 (2.1)
Geographic location, n (%)	191
United States (37 states)		180 (94.2)
Canada		7 (3.7)
United Kingdom		1 (0.5)
Other		3 (1.6)
Annual household income, n (%)	186
≥$80,000		55 (29.6)
$70,000–79,999		22 (11.8)
$60,000–69,999		19 (10.2)
$50,000–59,999		23 (12.4)
$40,000–49,999		24 (12.9)
$30,000–39,999		17 (9.1)
$20,000–29,999		14 (7.5)
$10,000–19,999		7 (3.8)
$0–9999		5 (2.7)
BMIa, mean (SD)	190	30.9 (7.5)
BMIa categories, n (%)	190
Less than 25		46 (24.2)
25 to 29.99		53 (27.9)
30 to 34.99		45 (23.7)
35 or greater		46 (24.2)
Weight-related comorbidities, n (%)
Diabetes	185	8 (4.3)
Borderline or pre-diabetes	184	12 (6.5)
Hypertension	185	21 (11.4)
High cholesterol or triglycerides	188	45 (23.9)
Sleep apnea	184	17 (9.2)
Arthritis	184	36 (19.6)
Esophageal reflux	185	30 (16.2)
polycystic ovary syndrome	182	14 (7.7)

^aBody mass index.