Appendix Table 2.
Mean (SD) Age and BMI in Men and Women According to Study, Time Period, and Cohort
| STUDY | MEN | WOMEN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHANES* | Time Period | 1974–75 | 1976–80 | 1988–94 | 1974–75 | 1976–80 | 1988–94 |
| White/Mexican American | Age | 66.7 (4.1) | 65.9 (4.1) | 67.2 (4.2) | 66.5 (4.2) | 66.2 (4.2) | 67.4 (4.2) |
| BMI | 25.4 (3.8) | 25.8 (3.9) | 27.4 (4.2) | 26.8 (5.1) | 26.5 (5.5) | 27.9 (5.8) | |
| African American | Age | 66.6 (3.8) | 66.4 (4.3) | 67.0 (4.2) | 66.5 (4.3) | 66.2 (4.2) | 66.7 (4.0) |
| BMI | 25.1 (4.9) | 25.3 (4.4) | 26.7 (5.0) | 27.4 (6.6) | 28.5 (5.6) | 30.0 (6.8) | |
| NHANES | Time Period | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 | 2003–04 | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 | 2003–04 |
| White/Mexican American | Age | 66.2 (4.3) | 67.2 (4.4) | 66.9 (4.4) | 66.6 (4.3) | 66.6 (4.4) | 66.5 (4.3) |
| BMI | 28.7 (4.9) | 28.6 (4.6) | 28.9 (5.3) | 29.1 (6.0) | 29.2 (6.2) | 29.1 (6.0) | |
| African American | Age | 66.2 (4.3) | 65.7 (3.9) | 66.0 (4.1) | 65.9 (4.4) | 66.0 (4.4) | 65.3 (4.0) |
| BMI | 27.8 (5.5) | 28.4 (6.2) | 28.1 (5.0) | 32.0 (7.2) | 31.3 (5.9) | 31.9 (6.9) | |
| FOA | Time Period | 1983–85 | 1992–95 | 2002–05 | 1983–85 | 1992–95 | 2002–05 |
| Age | 76.1 (5.2) | 78.5 (5.2) | 76.0 (4.5) | 76.1 (4.9) | 79.8 (6.0) | 75.9 (4.3) | |
| BMI | 25.4 (3.2) | 25.9 (3.9) | 28.5 (4.5) | 25.1 (4.5) | 24.9 (5.0) | 27.7 (5.5) | |
*
Average NHANES BMI based on available BMI data
Abbreviations: SD-standard deviation; NHANES-National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys; FOA-Framingham Osteoarthritis Study; BMI-body mass index