Table 2. Behavioral Characteristics of the Study Population and Their Associations With Weight Status Among Employed U.S. Adults*—National Health Interview Survey, 2010.
| Weighted, % (SE) |
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| Weight Status |
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| Behavioral Characteristic | All | Underweight | Normal Weight | Overweight | Obese | p † |
| Sugar-sweetened beverage intake‡ (unweighted, n = 14,341) | ||||||
| 0 times/d | 9.6 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3) | 35.0 (1.6) | 32.6 (1.4) | 31.0 (1.5) | 0.03 |
| >0 to <1 time/d | 25.9 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.3) | 35.0 (1.0) | 35.7 (1.0) | 27.7 (0.9) | |
| 1 to <2 times/d | 33.7 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.2) | 36.0 (0.8) | 36.7 (0.8) | 26.3 (0.8) | |
| ≥2 times/d | 30.8 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.2) | 33.4 (0.9) | 36.8 (0.9) | 28.2 (0.8) | |
| Fruit and vegetable intake (n = 15,121) | ||||||
| <5 times/d | 92.8 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.1) | 34.5 (0.5) | 36.2 (0.5) | 28.0 (0.4) | 0.001 |
| ≥5 times/d | 7.2 (0.3) | 2.4 (0.5) | 39.2 (1.9) | 34.7 (1.7) | 23.7 (1.5) | |
| Any leisure-time physical activity ≥ 10 min (n = 14,910) | ||||||
| None | 26.3 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.2) | 31.8 (0.8) | 32.9 (0.9) | 33.6 (0.9) | <0.0001 |
| >0 to 3 times/wk | 24.9 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.2) | 32.0 (0.9) | 36.1 (0.9) | 30.5 (0.9) | |
| >3 to 5 times/wk | 14.6 (0.4) | 1.0 (0.3) | 35.4 (1.3) | 40.4 (1.3) | 23.3 (1.1) | |
| >5 times/wk | 34.2 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.2) | 39.0 (0.8) | 36.7 (0.8) | 23.0 (0.7) | |
| Smoking status (n = 15,105) | ||||||
| Never smoked | 61.3 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.1) | 35.9 (0.6) | 35.8 (0.7) | 27.0 (0.6) | <0.0001 |
| Former smokers | 19.4 (0.4) | 0.8 (0.2) | 27.7 (0.9) | 39.4 (1.1) | 32.1 (1.0) | |
| Current smokers | 19.2 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.4) | 38.9 (1.1) | 33.6 (1.0) | 25.3 (1.0) | |
*
Employment was defined as having worked at a job during the previous week.
†
Chi-square tests were used for each variable to examine differences across categories.
‡
Includes nondiet soda, fruit drinks, sports and energy drinks, and sweetened coffee/tea drinks.