Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics by body weight status among African American females (n=323)^a

	Normal weight		Overweight		Obesity		P value
	(N=108)		(N=78)		(N=137)
Mean, SD
Age (yrs)	43.6	7.5	44.0	7.8	42.2	8.8	0.218
Weight (kg)	57.9	8.6	72.8	5.8	98.7	18.9	<0.001
Height (cm)	163.5	7.8	163.4	5.5	162.3	9.0	0.438
BMI (kg/m2)	21.5	2.2	27.2	1.5	37.3	6.1	<0.001
N, %
Unemployment (the past 6 months)	87	80.6	58	74.4	102	74.5	0.471
Income (in the past 30 days)							0.943
<$500	45	42.1	30	38.5	51	37.2
$500–$999	42	39.2	32	41.0	60	43.8
≥$1,000	20	18.7	16	20.5	26	19.0
Marital status							0.346
Married or in a committed relationship	55	50.9	34	43.6	54	39.4
Divorced/widowed/separated	9	8.3	8	10.3	20	14.6
Single	44	40.8	36	46.1	63	46.0
Current pregnancy	2	1.9	0	0.0	3	2.2	0.433
Depression (CESD score ≥20)	52	48.2	29	37.2	50	36.5	0.143
HIV infection	20	18.5	11	14.1	7	5.1	0.004
Current smoker	94	87.0	61	78.2	110	80.3	0.235
Active alcohol use (in the past 6 months)	76	70.4	51	65.4	78	56.9	0.088
Active drug use (in the past 6 months)	57	52.8	30	38.5	40	29.2	0.003

^aDifferences were compared by ANOVA or Chi-square tests.