Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of users and non-users of select paraben-containing medications, NHANES 2005-2012
| Characteristic | Total N=10,320 |
Users n=265 |
Non-users n=10,055 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| <16 | 2,509 (24.3) | 8 (3.0) | 2,501 (24.9) |
| 16-30 | 2,330 (22.6) | 22 (8.3) | 2,308 (23.0) |
| 31-50 | 2,340 (22.7) | 68 (25.7) | 2,272 (22.6) |
| 51-<65 | 1,670 (16.2) | 73 (27.6) | 1,597 (15.9) |
| >65 | 1,471 (14.3) | 94 (35.5) | 1,377 (13.7) |
| Body mass index | |||
| Underweight | 1,153 (11.2) | 16 (6.0) | 1,137 (11.3) |
| Normal weight | 3,487 (33.8) | 69 (26.0) | 3,418 (34.0) |
| Overweight | 2,784 (27.0) | 75 (28.3) | 2,709 (26.9) |
| Obese | 2,896 (28.1) | 105 (39.6) | 2,791 (27.8) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 5,005 (48.5) | 137 (51.7) | 4,868 (48.4) |
| Male | 5,313 (51.5) | 128 (48.3) | 5,187 (51.6) |
| Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 4,112 (39.8) | 183 (69.1) | 3,929 (39.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2,436 (23.6) | 23 (8.7) | 2,413 (24.0) |
| Mexican American | 2,039 (19.8) | 28 (10.6) | 2,011 (20.0) |
| Other Hispanic | 913 (8.9) | 19 (7.2) | 894 (8.9) |
| Other | 820 (8.0) | 12 (4.5) | 808 (8.0) |
Data are shown as n (%)