Appendix Table 3.
Sample characteristics by years elapsed since maximum weight was attained by gender
| Variables | Elapsed Year > 12 (26%) (N=1790) | Elapsed Year ≤ 12 (74%) (N=5108) | ||
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| Female % (SD) or Mean (SE) |
Male % (SD) or Mean (SE) |
Female % (SD) or Mean (SE) |
Male % (SD) or Mean (SE) |
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| Recalled Max BMI | 29.2 (0.2) | 29.2 (0.2) | 30.6 (0.1) | 30.6 (0.1) |
| Socio-demographics | ||||
| Age, Mean (SD) | 66.1 (0.2) | 68.9 (0.2) | 65.5 (0.1) | 68.1 (0.1) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 86.3% (1.2) | 91.0% (1.0) | 86.8% (0.9) | 89.6% (0.8) |
| Black/African American | 10.7% (1.0) | 7.0% (0.9) | 10.5% (0.7) | 7.5% (0.7) |
| Other | 3.0% (0.5) | 2.0% (0.5) | 2.8% (0.4) | 3.0% (0.4) |
| Married | 60.1% (1.8) | 82.3% (1.1) | 65.8% (1.1) | 85.2% (0.8) |
| Levels of Education | ||||
| LT High School | 22.7% (1.8) | 20.6% (1.5) | 18.5% (1.1) | 19.9% (1.1) |
| GED | 3.4% (0.6) | 5.7% (0.9) | 4.9% (0.6) | 5.8% (0.6) |
| High School Graduate | 36.7% (1.9) | 27.7% (1.5) | 38.0% (1.1) | 30.3% (1.1) |
| Some College | 20.7% (1.3) | 18.6% (1.3) | 21.8% (0.9) | 19.1% (1.1) |
| College and above | 16.6% (1.8) | 27.5% (1.8) | 16.8% (0.9) | 24.9% (1.4) |
| Lifestyle Behaviors | ||||
| Smoking | ||||
| Never Smoker | 42.1% (2.0) | 27.7% (1.8) | 48.2% (1.0) | 28.4% (1.1) |
| Former Smoker | 35.0% (1.8) | 56.8% (1.6) | 39.1% (0.9) | 59.1% (1.0) |
| Current Smoker | 22.9% (1.9) | 15.6% (1.3) | 12.7% (0.6) | 12.5% (0.9) |
| Alcohol (Yes) | 43.5% (2.1) | 58.4% (2.0) | 46.9% (1.4) | 56.0% (1.3) |
| Physical Exercises | ||||
| Frequency of light physical activities / week |
2.4 (0.03) | 2.8 (0.1) | 2.4 (0.02) | 2.8 (0.03) |
| Frequency of moderate physical activities / week |
2.9 (0.1) | 2.7 (0.04) | 2.9 (0.03) | 2.8 (0.04) |
| Frequency of vigorous physical activities / week |
4.1 (0.1) | 3.8 (0.1) | 4.1 (0.02) | 3.8 (0.04) |