Table 3. Means and standard deviations of silhouette scores (current, preferred, discrepancy) for each age group by BMI group.
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| 25-34 (n = 1873) | 35-44 (n = 1943) | 45-542 (n = 758) | 55-54 (n = 947) | 65-74 (n = 290) | 75+ (n = 57) | Linear trend analysis | |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | p-value | |
| Current Silhouette | |||||||
| Underweight | 3.13 (0.70) | 2.79 (1.10) | 2.82 (0.75) | 2.60 (1.24) | 2.50 (0.71) | n/a | .26 |
| Normal | 4.26 (0.91) | 4.37 (0.99) | 4.29 (1.02) | 4.42 (1.01) | 4.36 (0.97) | 4.18 (1.18) | |
| Overweight | 5.54 (0.83) | 5.70 (0.98) | 5.68 (0.94) | 5.75 (0.86) | 5.60 (0.87) | 5.92 (1.00) | |
| Obese | 7.17 (1.15) | 7.16 (1.12) | 7.32 (1.10) | 7.29 (1.07) | 7.10 (1.17) | 8.00 (1.41) | |
| Preferred Silhouette | |||||||
| Underweight | 3.31 (0.72) | 3.31 (0.89) | 2.73 (0.65) | 2.80 (0.94) | 3.00 (<0.01) | n/a | .03 |
| Normal | 3.43 (0.66) | 3.35 (0.75) | 3.42 (0.75) | 3.51 (0.66) | 3.53 (0.72) | 3.57 (0.68) | |
| Overweight | 3.84 (0.60) | 3.82 (0.71) | 3.95 (0.60) | 4.02 (0.61) | 4.17 (0.74) | 4.42 (1.44) | |
| Obese | 4.34 (0.74) | 4.24 (0.74) | 4.36 (0.78) | 4.49 (0.73) | 4.45 (0.65) | 4.40 (1.14) | |
| Discrepancy Score | |||||||
| Underweight | 0.77 (0.75) | 0.97 (0.87) | 0.64 (0.50) | 0.73 (0.70) | 0.50 (0.71) | n/a | .94 |
| Normal | 0.99 (0.66) | 1.14 (0.81) | 1.00 (0.80) | 0.97 (0.73) | 0.88 (0.67) | 0.81 (0.68) | |
| Overweight | 1.72 (0.77) | 1.88 (0.84) | 1.73 (0.79) | 1.73 (0.69) | 1.43 (0.68) | 1.50 (0.90) | |
| Obese | 2.83 (1.10) | 2.92 (1.08) | 2.96 (1.11) | 2.79 (1.03) | 2.66 (1.13) | 3.60 (1.34) | |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; n/a, not applicable.
1
BMI groups defined by the CDC: < 18.5 underweight; 18.5-24.9 normal weight; 25-29.9 overweight; ≥ 30 obese.
2
Missing data for women aged 46-49 years; neither UNC-SELF nor GABI recruited women in this age range.