. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 18.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Mens Health. 2010 Oct 11;5(3):255–260. doi: 10.1177/1557988310385447

Table 1.

Characteristics of Low-Income Men in West Tennessee by Weight Status

Characteristics	Overall Sample (N = 595)	Weight Status
Characteristics	Overall Sample (N = 595)	Normal (BMI < 25), n = 161	Overweight (25 ≥ BMI < 30), n = 192	Obese (BMI ≥ 30), n = 242	p Value
Married (%)	30.59	31.68	31.25	29.34	.86
Employed (%)	56.64	52.17	61.46	55.79	.20
Years of education, mean (SD)	11.73 (2.51)	11.62 (2.59)	11.73 (2.64)	11.79 (2.35)	.80
Fair or poor health status (%)	35.80	34.78	25.00	45.04	.001
Diabetes (%)	15.13	4.97	14.06	22.73	.001
High cholesterol (%)	23.53	14.29	19.79	32.64	.001
Moderate physical activity days/week, mean (SD)	3.53 (2.42)	3.98 (2.43)	3.53 (2.33)	3.22 (2.44)	.007
More active than others same age (%)	47.23	54.04	51.56	39.26	.005
High blood pressure (%)	36.47	24.84	29.69	49.59	.001

Note. BMI = body mass index.