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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2015 Sep 16;50(2):145–153. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.07.012

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of In SHAPE Participants Overall and by BMI Groupa

Characteristic Overall Overweight
(BMI 25 to <30)
Class I
(BMI 30 to <35)
Class II
(BMI 35 to <40)
Class III
(BMI ≥40)
p-value
N 192 34 53 48 57
Demographics
Age (yr) 44.0 (11.1) 47.9 (11.6) 43.5 (10.5) 42.1 (11.9) 44.1 (10.2) 0.117
Sex 0.507
  Male 92 (47.9%) 15 (44.1%) 26 (49.1%) 27 (56.3%) 24 (42.1%)
  Female 100 (52.1%) 19 (55.9%) 27 (50.9%) 21 (43.8%) 33 (57.9%)
Race 0.289
  Black 33 (17.2%) 3 (8.8%) 11 (20.8%) 10 (20.8%) 9 (15.8%)
  Hispanic 17 (8.9%) 3 (8.8%) 2 (3.8%) 6 (12.5%) 6 (10.5%)
  Non-Hispanic white 131 (68.2%) 26 (76.5%) 34 (64.2%) 32 (66.7%) 39 (68.4%)
  Other 14 (7.3%) 2 (5.9%) 6 (11.3%) 0 (0%) 3 (5.3%)
Completed high school 160 (83.3%) 28 (82.4%) 45 (84.9%) 42 (87.5%) 45 (78.9%) 0.681
Current smoker 69 (36.1%) 12 (35.3%) 19 (35.8%) 19 (39.6%) 19 (33.9%) 0.945
Living situation 0.190
  Living independent 132 (68.8%) 24 (70.6%) 39 (73.6%) 27 (56.3%) 42 (73.7%)
  Supervised/supported housing 60 (31.3%) 10 (29.4%) 14 (26.4%) 21 (43.8%) 15 (26.3%)
Married 0.064
  Never married 125 (65.1%) 20 (58.8%) 40 (75.5%) 35 (72.9%) 30 (52.6%)
  Currently married 13 (6.8%) 2 (5.9%) 1 (1.9%) 2 (4.2%) 8 (14.0%)
  Previously married 54 (28.1%) 12 (35.3%) 12 (22.6%) 11 (22.9%) 19 (33.3%)
Diagnosis 0.394
  Schizophrenia spectrum Disorder 102 (53.1%) 16 (47.1%) 25 (47.2%) 30 (62.5%) 31 (54.4%)
  Mood disorder 90 (46.9%) 18 (52.9%) 28 (52.8%) 18 (37.5%) 26 (45.6%)
Obesity measures
  BMI 37.1 (8.0) 27.8 (1.7) 32.3 (1.6) 37.3 (1.5) 47.0 (6.4) <0.001
  Weight (lbs) 235.2 (56.0) 179.2 (28.1) 206.5 (25.8) 237.5 (27.8) 293.4 (53.1) <0.001
  Waist circumference (inches) 47.0 (6.9) 39.5 (4.6) 43.9 (3.1) 47.8 (3.8) 53.8 (6.3) <0.001
Fitness
  Fitness (6-MWT in feet)b 1,388.3 (313.0) 1,529.5 (283.5) 1,485.5 (227.1) 1,366.6 (273.4) 1,233.3 (359.5) <0.001
Blood pressure and serum lipids
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 126.4 (18.5) 119.5 (16.7) 124.2 (17.5) 126.5 (19.5) 132.6 (18.3) 0.008
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 81.9 (12.3) 77.6 (10.0) 80.9 (12.2) 81.7 (11.5) 85.5 (13.5) 0.027
  Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 182.4 (44.7) 177.1 (45.2) 183.5 (44.8) 184.9 (47.9) 182.5 (42.4) 0.901
  LDL (mg/dL) 109.6 (37.3) 112.3 (40.7) 104.7 (37.5) 118.8 (39.3) 106.1 (33.7) 0.364
  HDL (mg/dL) 41.9 (15.6) 41.9 (14.3) 45.0 (20.3) 36.1 (10.6) 43.9 (13.6) 0.033
  Triglycerides (mg/dL) 178.0 (115.4) 166.5 (110.2) 173.7 (94.3) 186.4 (139.6) 181.7 (116.7) 0.889
Elevated risk of hypertensionc medications 64 (33.9%) 6 (18.2%) 16 (30.2%) 16 (34.0) 26 (46.4%) 0.048
  Number of psychotropic medications 2.1 (1.1) 2.0 (1.2) 2.0 (1.1) 2.3 (1.2) 2.2 (1.0) 0.635
  Weight gain propensity medications 0.166
   Highd 68 (37.6%) 9 (30.0%) 25 (49.0%) 17 (38.6%) 17 (30.4%)
    Mediume 71 (39.2%) 16 (53.3%) 12 (23.5%) 16 (36.4%) 27 (48.2%)
    Lowf 31 (17.1%) 2 (6.7%) 11 (21.6%) 8 (18.2%) 10 (17.9%)
    None 11 (6.1%) 3 (10.0%) 3 (5.9%) 3 (6.8%) 2 (3.6%)

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).

a

Chi-square and ANOVAs to compare proportions and means across different obesity classes.

b

6-MWT refers to the 6-Minute Walk Test, which is a measure of fitness calculated as the number of feet that an individual can walk in 6 minutes.

c

Elevated risk of hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg

d

High weight gain propensity medications include: olanzapine, clozapine

e

Medium weight gain propensity medications include: haloperidol, risperidone, quetiapine, thioridazine, chlorpromazine, paroxetine, amitriptyline, divalproex, valproate, doxepin, lithium, carbamazepine, imipramine, gabapentin

f

Low weight gain propensity medications include: ziprasidone, perphenazine, fluphenazine, fluoxetine, buproprion, venlafaxine, molindone, lamotrigine, duloxetine, aripiprazole, fluvoxamine, trazodone, desipramine, loxapine, sertraline, escitalopram, clomipramine, nortriptyline, citalopram, paliperidone, topiramate, mirtazapine, lurasidone