Table 1.
Sample descriptive characteristics—mean (SD) or % (n)
| Whole sample (n = 563) | Weight discrimination (n = 68) | No weight discrimination (n = 495) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (n = 563) | 67.69 (7.31) | 64.40 (6.43) | 68.14 (7.32) | <0.001 |
| Sex (n = 563) | ||||
| Male | 37.1 (209) | 9.6 20 | 90.4 (189) | 0.160 |
| Female | 62.9 (354) | 13.6 (48) | 86.4 (306) | ‐ |
| Ethnicity (n = 563) | ||||
| White | 98.4 (554) | 12.1 (67) | 87.9 (487) | 0.928 |
| Non‐white | 1.6 9 | 11.1 1 | 88.9 8 | ‐ |
| Wealth quintile (n = 556) | ||||
| 1 (poorest) | 15.1 (84) | 17.9 15 | 82.1 (69) | 0.067 |
| 2 | 20.1 (112) | 16.1 18 | 83.9 (94) | ‐ |
| 3 | 25.7 (143) | 8.4 12 | 91.6 (131) | ‐ |
| 4 | 21.4 (119) | 7.6 9 | 92.4 (110) | ‐ |
| 5 (richest) | 17.6 (98) | 14.3 14 | 85.7 (84) | ‐ |
| BMI, kg/m2 (n = 563) | 34.11 (3.84) | 37.21 (5.27) | 33.69 (3.40) | <0.001 |
| Obesity class (n = 563) | ||||
| Class I | 69.3 (390) | 6.9 27 | 93.1 (363) | <0.001 |
| Class II | 22.6 (127) | 19.7 25 | 80.3 (102) | ‐ |
| Class III | 8.2 (46) | 34.8 16 | 65.2 30 | ‐ |
| Hair treatment (n = 562) | ||||
| Yes | 35.4 (199) | 14.6 29 | 85.4 (170) | 0.183 |
| No | 64.6 (363) | 10.7 39 | 89.3 (324) | ‐ |
| Hair cortisol, pg/mg (n = 563) | 35.36 (87.04) | 75.19 (140.46) | 29.88 (75.46) | 0.011 |
| Elapsed time, years (n = 563) | 1.91 (0.13) | 1.90 (0.17) | 1.91 (0.12) | 0.842 |
Unweighted data from Wave 6 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Numbers may not add up to the total sample number due to missing data. Valid percentages shown. Elapsed time is the time between data collection points (Wave 5 and Wave 6).