Table 2. Percentage of selected characteristics among adults aged ≥18 years, by level of body mass index: South Carolina, 2012.
| Characteristic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight(<18.5 kg/m2)[N=184]% (95% CI) | Normal Weight(18.5-24.9 kg/m2)[N=3,639]% (95% CI) | Overweight(25.0-29.9 kg/m2)[N=4,255]% (95% CI) | Obese(30.0-39.9 kg/m2)[N=3,146]% (95% CI) | Morbidly Obese(≥40.0 kg/m2)[N=644]% (95% CI) | |
| Women | 63.2 (49.7-74.8) | 55.6 (53.1-58.1) | 42.9 (40.8-45.1) | 50.5 (48.0-53.1) | 65.4 (59.7-70.7) |
| Age, years | |||||
| 18-24 | 28.3 (17.0-43.1) | 19.8 (17.5-22.3) | 11.3 ( 9.5-13.3) | 7.4 ( 5.8- 9.3) | 10.1 ( 6.4-15.5) |
| 25-34 | 21.7 (13.8-32.6) | 18.4 (16.3-20.6) | 15.4 (13.7-17.3) | 15.8 (13.8-18.0) | 16.9 (12.7-22.1) |
| 35-44 | 2.7 ( 1.1- 6.1)* | 14.2 (12.6-16.0) | 16.2 (14.5-18.1) | 19.1 (17.0-21.2) | 22.2 (18.1-26.9) |
| 45-64 | 27.0 (18.5-37.6) | 28.8 (26.8-30.9) | 35.0 (33.0-37.0) | 39.8 (37.4-42.3) | 42.0 (36.7-47.5) |
| 65+ | 20.3 (14.2-28.0) | 18.8 (17.4-20.3) | 22.1 (20.6-23.6) | 18.0 (16.4-19.6) | 8.8 ( 6.7-11.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic, white | 69.6 (56.8-79.9) | 71.6 (69.2-73.9) | 69.3 (67.1-71.4) | 61.1 (58.6-63.6) | 48.4 (42.9-54.1) |
| Non-Hispanic, black | 20.1 (12.2-31.1) | 20.2 (18.2-22.3) | 22.8 (21.0-24.7) | 32.0 (29.7-34.4) | 46.1 (40.6-51.7) |
| Other | 10.4 ( 4.1-24.1)* | 8.2 ( 6.7-10.1) | 7.8 ( 6.4- 9.6) | 6.9 ( 5.4- 8.8) | 5.4 ( 3.0- 9.7)* |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school education | 20.0 (10.6-34.5)* | 16.0 (13.9-18.3) | 13.1 (11.4-15.0) | 19.5 (17.3-21.8) | 21.7 (17.0-27.3) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 33.9 (24.2-45.2) | 27.7 (25.5-29.9) | 32.4 (30.4-34.5) | 32.7 (30.4-35.1) | 28.1 (23.6-33.1) |
| At least some college | 46.1 (34.8-57.8) | 56.4 (53.9-58.9) | 54.5 (52.2-56.7) | 47.8 (45.3-50.4) | 50.2 (44.6-55.8) |
| Physically inactive in past month | 32.2 (23.0-43.1) | 21.6 (19.6-23.7) | 20.8 (19.1-22.6) | 28.5 (26.3-30.8) | 43.2 (37.7-48.8) |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Current smoker | 34.3 (24.5-45.6) | 27.4 (25.1-29.8) | 21.5 (19.7-23.5) | 19.6 (17.5-21.9) | 19.2 (14.6-24.9) |
| Former smoker | 14.5 ( 9.2-22.1) | 20.8 (19.1-22.7) | 28.5 (26.5-30.5) | 29.8 (27.5-32.2) | 23.3 (19.2-28.1) |
| Never smoker | 51.2 (39.5-62.8) | 51.8 (49.3-54.3) | 50.0 (47.8-52.2) | 50.6 (48.0-53.2) | 57.5 (51.7-63.0) |
| Chronic Conditions | |||||
| Any cancer, excluding skin cancer | 9.7 ( 5.7-16.1) | 5.9 ( 5.0- 6.8) | 6.9 ( 6.1- 7.9) | 7.0 ( 6.0- 8.1) | 7.1 ( 5.0-10.0) |
| Current asthma | 14.5 ( 8.3-24.1) | 6.0 ( 4.9- 7.2) | 6.4 ( 5.4- 7.5) | 11.6 ( 9.9-13.6) | 19.0 (14.8-23.9) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 11.8 ( 7.4-18.5) | 6.3 ( 5.3- 7.4) | 5.9 ( 5.0- 7.1) | 8.9 ( 7.6-10.5) | 14.9 (11.3-19.3) |
| Frequent productive cough | 15.1 ( 9.7-22.9) | 9.7 ( 8.3-11.2) | 9.7 ( 8.4-11.2) | 9.7 ( 8.3-11.4) | 13.7 (10.3-18.1) |
| Frequent shortness of breath | 7.0 ( 3.4-13.8)* | 3.8 ( 2.9- 4.9) | 2.9 ( 2.3- 3.8) | 5.3 ( 4.3- 6.5) | 10.4 ( 7.5-14.2) |
| Strongly agree that shortness of breath affects physical activity | 17.9 (10.3-29.1) | 5.7 ( 4.6- 7.0) | 5.2 ( 4.4- 6.2) | 9.9 ( 8.5-11.5) | 14.3 (11.0-18.5) |
*
Unreliable estimate due to small sample size.