Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2011 Aug;75(2):232–239. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04043.x

Table 1. Characteristics (weighted) of 1,351 male participants, NHANES III (Phase 1), 1988-1991.

Age group (years)

20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
N (unweighted) 276 258 232 178 181 226
Race/ethnicity (%)
Non-Hispanic white 75.8 76 78 79.5 84.2 84.4
Non-Hispanic black 11.5 9.9 7.3 8.2 7 7.9
Mexican-American 7.4 5 4.3 3.8 2.6 2.1
Other 5.3 9 10.5 8.5 6.2 5.7
Percent body fat
Median 22.6 24.7 25.7 26.8 26.8 26.8
25th percentile 19.4 21.3 22.6 22.7 23.9 22.6
75th percentile 25.9 28.5 29.7 29.6 29.5 30.4
Smoking status (%)
Never 50.6 35.17 28.6 17.6 27.1 31
Former 13.7 21.3 40.2 46.4 51.1 57.2
Current 35.7 43.5 31.2 36 21.8 11.8
Alcohol consumption (%)
Never 25.7 22 33.6 33.3 40.5 53.5
> 0 to < 1/week 18 19.8 14.6 19.7 17.3 9
≥ 1/week to < 1/day 40.1 47 28.4 26.4 22.4 18.4
≥ 1/day 16.3 11.2 23.4 20.7 19.7 19.1
Moderate or vigorous physical activity (times per week; %)*
0 6.6 7 7.7 14.5 7.2 11.3
1 to 2 19.3 24.7 25.8 22 20.6 20.6
3 to 4 17.2 9.8 18.4 18.9 14.2 12.8
5 to 6 9.9 11.5 8.3 8.6 5.7 5.8
≥ 7 47 47 39.9 35.9 52.3 49.6
Prevalence of chronic diseases (%)
Cardiovascular disease 0 0.7 2.4 10 16.2 23.2
Cancer 0.9 0 1.2 0.8 3.2 13.7
Diabetes 0.5 1.2 3.9 8.4 7.3 9.5