Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (n=1,214): count (%) and mean (SD)
| Total n (%) of participants, N=1214 |
n (%) of obese participants, N=564 (46.5%) |
n (%) of non-obese participants, N=650 (53.5%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | |||
| 18–34 | 198 (16.3%) | 96 (17.0%) | 102 (15.7%) |
| 35–54 | 383 (31.6%) | 192 (34.0%) | 191 (29.4%) |
| 55–74 | 452 (37.2%) | 207 (36.7%) | 245 (37.7%) |
| >= 75 | 181 (14.9%) | 69 (12.2%) | 112 (17.2%) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 324 (26.7%) | 109 (19.3%)** | 215 (33.1%)** |
| Female | 890 (73.3%) | 455 (80.7%) | 435 (66.9%) |
| Race-ethnicity | |||
| Black | 1092 (90.0%) | 519 (92.0%)** | 573 (88.2%)** |
| Mixed-black | 42 (3.5%) | 19 (3.4%) | 23(3.5%) |
| Other | 72 (5.9%) | 21 (3.7%) | 51 (7.8%) |
| Missing | 8 (0.7%) | 5 (0.9%) | 3 (0.5%) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 187 (15.4%) | 85 (15.1%)** | 102 (15.7%)** |
| High school | 451 (37.2%) | 207 (36.7%) | 244 (37.5%) |
| Some college | 393 (32.4%) | 205 (36.4%) | 188 (28.9%) |
| College | 183 (15.1%) | 67 (11.9%) | 116 (17.9%) |
| Per capita household income | |||
| < 5,000 | 182 (15.0%) | 103* (18.3%)* | 79 (12.2%)* |
| 5,000–9,999 | 436 (35.9%) | 199 (35.3%) | 237 (36.5%) |
| 10,000–19,999 | 367 (30.2%) | 172 (30.5%) | 195 (30.0%) |
| 20,000–100,000 | 229 (18.9%) | 90 (16.0%) | 139 (21.4%) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married or w/ partner | 215 (17.7%) | 104 (18.4%) | 111 (17.1%) |
| Never married | 510 (42.0%) | 244 (43.3%) | 266 (40.9%) |
| Widow/ divorced/ single | 489 (40.3%) | 216 (38.3%) | 273 (42.0%) |
| Household with kids | 302 (24.9%) | 175 (31.0%)** | 127 (19.5%)** |
| Own or have access to a car | 672 (55.7%) | 323 (57.3%) | 349 (54.3%) |
| Average distance from home to major storea | 3.3 (3.0) | 3.5 (3.2)* | 3.0 (2.7)* |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance
Sample sizes reflect the total number of people who responded to the relevant survey questions.
a
continuous variable, mean (SD)
*
p<0.05,
**
p <0.01