Table 3.
Prevalence (%) of weight discrimination by BMI category (kg/m2) for each race-sex group: CARDIA 2010–11 a,b
| BMI category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18.5–24.9 | 25.0–29.9 | 30.0–34.9 | ≥35.0 | p-value | |
| African American men | 10.7 a | 5.1 a | 13.3 a | 35.5 b | <0.0001 |
| African American women | 11.3 a | 12.6 a | 21.5 a | 34.4 b | <0.0001 |
| White men | 3.6 a | 5.5 a | 13.9 b | 32.7 c | <0.0001 |
| White women | 7.6 a | 15.8 b | 31.1 c | 53.9 d | <0.0001 |
a
Dichotomous outcome (y/n) of experiencing weight discrimination in one or more of the seven assessed situations.
b
Different letters indicate significant differences between BMI groups using the Tukey-Kramer procedure for multiple comparisons to maintain an overall family-wise significance level of .05. Terms with common letters are not significantly different from each other.