Table 5. Comparison of body mass index and waist circumference by race and sex, Add Health (2008) and NHANES (2007-2008), ages 24-32 yearsa.
| Mean BMI (SD) | % Obeseb (95% CI) | Mean Waist (SD) | Central Obesity % (95% CI)c | |||||
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| White, non-Hispanic | 29 (6) | 27 (4) | 35 (33, 37) | 26 (21, 32) | 100 (13) | 95 (10) | 35 (33, 37) | 27 (21, 34) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 29 (7) | 28 (6) | 37 (33, 40) | 31 (23, 41) | 99 (19) | 92 (16) | 33 (30, 36) | 22 (16, 29) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 28 (8) | __ | 30 (21, 40) | __ | 94 (18) | __ | 21 (14, 30) | __ |
| Other Race/Multiracial | 30 (7) | 25 (2) | 40 (32, 49) | 0 | 100 (18) | 86 (6) | 36 (28, 45) | 0 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30 (7) | 28 (6) | 40 (35, 46) | 26 (20, 33) | 101 (17) | 96 (15) | 36 (31, 42) | 25 (18, 33) |
| Mexican | 30 (7) | 29 (6) | 40 (33, 48) | 31 (21, 43) | 103 (15) | 97 (16) | 40 (32, 48) | 30 (22, 39) |
| Cuban | 31 (12) | __ | 51 (39, 63) | __ | 103 (37) | __ | 35 (19, 55) | __ |
| Puerto Rican | 30 (7) | __ | 40 (28, 52) | __ | 99 (17) | __ | 30 (21, 41) | __ |
| Other Hispanic | 29 (6) | 28 (6) | 40 (30, 50) | 14 (6, 31)d | 99 (14) | 94 (14) | 33 (23, 44) | 14 (7, 28)d |
| Among Females | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 28 (7) | 28 (4) | 34 (31, 36) | 29 (19, 42) | 96 (17) | 92 (11) | 59 (56, 62) | 51 (39, 62) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 32 (12) | 32 (10) | 53 (50, 56) | 45 (38, 51) | 102 (25) | 98 (21) | 72 (69, 75) | 60 (55, 66) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 25 (8) | __ | 18 (11, 27) | __ | 87 (17) | __ | 42 (31, 54) | __ |
| Other Race/Multiracial | 30 (10) | 25 (4) | 40 (34, 47) | 27 (3, 81)d | 97 (22) | 83 (9) | 58 (52, 65) | 36 (13, 68)d |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30 (9) | 29 (8) | 46 (38, 53) | 38 (30, 47) | 97 (20) | 93 (17) | 66 (60, 71) | 59 (49, 69) |
| Mexican | 30 (8) | 29 (7) | 50 (41, 58) | 38 (28, 49) | 98 (18) | 95 (17) | 71 (66, 77) | 63 (50, 74) |
| Cuban | 28 (12) | __ | 37 (29, 45) | __ | 93 (35) | __ | 51 (40, 62) | __ |
| Puerto Rican | 29 (11) | __ | 40 (27, 56) | __ | 94 (23) | __ | 62 (50, 73) | __ |
| Other Hispanic | 30 (8) | 28 (8) | 42 (29, 57) | 38 (26, 52) | 97 (19) | 90 (17) | 62 (50, 73) | 53 (37, 69) |
a
Estimates exclude pregnant women
b
Obese if BMI ≥30
c
Central obesity: men: > 102 cm; women > 88 cm
d
Estimate should be interpreted with caution: relative standard error > 30% (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Analytic and Reporting Guidelines: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Hyattsville, Maryland, 2006).