TABLE 1.
Descriptive characteristics in the overall sample and by BMI trajectory class
| Overall | Class 1, weight gain | Class 2, weight loss | Class 3, consistent overweight | Class 4, consistent obesity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 10,827 | 162 | 171 | 9,854 | 640 |
| Female | 54.65 | 68.52 | 73.10 | 52.65 | 77.03 |
| Age (mean, SD) | 65.14 (9.70) | 61.27 (8.2) | 64.28 (9.97) | 65.44 (9.75) | 61.83 (8.10) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 83.79 | 67.28 | 77.19 | 84.84 | 73.59 |
| Black | 13.34 | 27.78 | 19.88 | 12.28 | 24.22 |
| Hispanic/other | 2.87 | 4.94 | 2.92 | 2.88 | 2.19 |
| Education (mean, SD) | 12.94 (3.04) | 11.51 (3.79) | 11.62 (3.52) | 13.01 (3.02) | 12.63 (2.93) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Currently married/partnered | 70.13 | 59.26 | 60.23 | 71.02 | 61.88 |
| Separated/divorced/never married | 14.79 | 20.37 | 17.55 | 14.19 | 21.88 |
| Widowed | 15.08 | 20.37 | 22.22 | 14.80 | 16.25 |
| Household wealth | |||||
| Quartile 1 (lowest) | 25.12 | 47.53 | 50.88 | 23.10 | 43.75 |
| Quartile 2 | 24.91 | 24.69 | 25.73 | 24.68 | 28.28 |
| Quartile 3 | 24.97 | 20.99 | 12.28 | 25.89 | 15.31 |
| Quartile 4 | 24.99 | 6.79 | 11.11 | 26.33 | 12.66 |
Values are means (SD) or percents.