Table 2.

Age-adjusted weight status, self-perceived weight, and exercise rates among lesbian and bisexual women by race/ethnicity

Weight and fitness indicators	Hispanic (n = 162)	Non-Hispanic			Total (n = 1152)
		African American (n = 127)	Asian/Pacific Islander (n = 72)	White (n = 791)
Body mass index, X̄, kg/m2 (SD)**	28.5 (7.5)	28.9 (5.8)	23.7 (4.2)	26.7 (6.3)	27.0 (6.4)
Obesity category (%)**
Normal weight	38.8	27.3	63.1	49.6	46.4
Overweight	25.1	31.9	29.2	27.6	27.8
Obese	36.1	40.8	7.7	22.9	25.8
Obesity prevalence among women of BMI > 25 (%)**	59.0	56.1	21.0	45.3	48.1
Weight perception (%)**
Weight okay or too thin	18.6	14.9	38.5	26.3	24.7
A little too heavy	45.5	45.3	50.7	42.6	43.8
A lot heavier than desired	36.0	39.8	10.8	31.2	31.5
Exercises three or more times weekly (%)*
Yes	36.7	41.7	55.8	46.7	45.3
No	63.3	58.3	44.2	53.3	54.7

Note. Ethnic/racial differences evaluated by weighted one-way analysis of covariance for means or chi-square tests for proportions.

^*P < 0.05.

^**P < 0.001.