Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Adults 40 Years of Age or Older Included in the Analyses (n = 3,809), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2006
| Descriptive Characteristic | No. | Weighted % (SE) | Weighted Mean (SE) | No. Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 0 | |||
| 40–49 | 1,152 | 37.7 (1.4) | ||
| 50–59 | 861 | 30.8 (1.0) | ||
| 60–69 | 888 | 17.1 (0.7) | ||
| ≥70 | 908 | 14.4 (0.9) | ||
| Sex | 0 | |||
| Male | 1,824 | 45.4 (1.0) | ||
| Female | 1,985 | 54.6 (1.0) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 0 | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 2,058 | 77.4 (2.2) | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 778 | 9.9 (1.3) | ||
| Hispanic | 838 | 8.3 (1.2) | ||
| Other | 135 | 4.4 (0.6) | ||
| Educational level | 0 | |||
| Less than high school | 1,083 | 15.5 (1.1) | ||
| High school graduate/GED | 923 | 26.1 (0.8) | ||
| Greater than high school | 1,803 | 58.3 (1.4) | ||
| Household income, $ | 206 | |||
| 0–14,999 | 512 | 8.1 (0.6) | ||
| 15,000–34,999 | 1,059 | 22.2 (0.9) | ||
| 35,000–64,999 | 988 | 29.6 (1.5) | ||
| ≥65,000 | 1,044 | 40.1 (2.2) | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Yes | 2,012 | 64.1 (1.3) | 0 | |
| Marital status | 0 | |||
| Married | 2,351 | 67.2 (1.3) | ||
| Need special equipment to walk | 0 | |||
| Yes | 328 | 6.6 (0.6) | ||
| Body mass indexa | 0 | |||
| Underweight (0–18.4) | 42 | 1.2 (0.2) | ||
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 1,007 | 27.7 (1.1) | ||
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 1,439 | 36.4 (1.0) | ||
| Obese class I (30.0–34.9) | 807 | 20.8 (0.7) | ||
| Obese class II or III (≥35.0) | 514 | 13.9 (0.7) | ||
| Cigarette smoking status | 0 | |||
| Never | 1,853 | 49.0 (1.1) | ||
| Former | 1,189 | 30.4 (1.0) | ||
| Current | 767 | 20.6 (1.0) | ||
| ≥12 alcoholic drinks/year | 206 | |||
| Yes | 2,458 | 71.8 (1.6) | ||
| C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 113 | |||
| <0.3 | 2,208 | 62.1 (1.1) | ||
| ≥0.3 | 1,488 | 37.9 (1.1) | ||
| Arthritis | ||||
| Yes | 1,312 | 32.3 (1.0) | 0 | |
| Hypertension | 0 | |||
| No | 860 | 26.0 (1.0) | ||
| Prehypertension | 887 | 25.6 (1.2) | ||
| Yes | 2,062 | 48.4 (1.3) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 | |||
| No | 2,424 | 71.6 (1.0) | ||
| Prediabetes | 825 | 17.6 (0.8) | ||
| Yes | 560 | 10.8 (0.7) | ||
| Cancer or malignancy | 0 | |||
| No | 3,373 | 88.6 (0.6) | ||
| Nonmelanoma skin cancer | 112 | 3.3 (0.3) | ||
| Any other type of cancer | 324 | 8.1 (0.5) | ||
| Age, years | 3,809 | 55.3 (0.4) | 0 | |
| Body mass indexa | 3,809 | 28.8 (0.2) | 0 | |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 3,684 | 208.0 (0.9) | 125 | |
| C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 3,696 | 0.4 (0.02) | 113 |
Abbreviations: GED, general education development certificate; SE, standard error.
a Weight (kg)/height (m)2.