Table 2. Sample and BMI status by health risk behavior, physical and mental health status.
| Health variables | Sample N (%) | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) % | Normal weight (18.5 to <23.0 kg/m2) % | Overweight/obesity (≥23 kg/m2) % |
| Health risk behavior | ||||
| Childhood hunger (≤15 years) | 2412 (8.8) | 10.6 (9.3, 12.1) | 40.9 (38.7, 43.2) | 48.5 (46.2, 50.8) |
| Fruit consumption (<3 days/week) | 16462 (57.7) | 11.4 (10.8, 11.9) | 41.7 (40.8, 42.5) | 47.0 (46.1, 47.9) |
| Vegetable consumption (<daily/week) | 16263 (59.9) | 11.1 (10.6, 11.6) | 39.9 (39.0, 40.7) | 49.0 (48.2, 49.9) |
| Meals a day (3 times vs 2 or 1 time) | 19284 (68.2) | 10.4 (9.9, 10.9) | 40.8 (40.0, 41.8) | 48.9 (48.0, 49.7) |
| Meat (4–7 days/week) | 3115 (10.4) | 8.9 (7.8, 10.1) | 37.0 (35.1, 39.0) | 54.1 (52.1, 56.1) |
| Dairy products (4–7 days/week | 3469 (11.6) | 11.9 (10.7, 13.1) | 41.8 (40.0, 43.7) | 46.3 (44.4, 48.2) |
| Fish (4–7 days/week) | 9289 (29.1) | 9.5 (8.8, 10.2) | 39.4 (38.2, 40.6) | 51.1 (49.9, 52.3) |
| Fast food consumption (1–7 days/week) | 2982 (9.4) | 9.6 (8.4, 10.8) | 34.0 (32.1, 36.0) | 56.4 (54.4, 58.4) |
| Fried snacks (4–7 days/week) | 7236 (29.4) | 9.5 (8.7, 10.2) | 38.2 (37.0, 39.5) | 52.3 (51.0, 53.6) |
| Sweet snacks (4–7 days/week) | 5280 (17.1) | 11.0 (10.0, 12.0) | 39.6 (38.1, 41.1) | 49.4 (47.8, 50.9) |
| Soft drinks (4–7 days/week) | 574 (1.7) | 12.1 (9.4, 15.3) | 44.2 (39.5, 49.0) | 43.7 (39.0, 48.5) |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Low | 13591 (46.4) | 10.6 (10.1, 11.2) | 38.1 (37.1, 39.0) | 51.3 (50.4, 52.3) |
| Medium | 7483 (26.6) | 9.7 (8.9, 10.4) | 36.8 (35.5, 38.0) | 53.6 (52.3, 54.9) |
| High | 7160 (27.0) | 11.2 (10.4, 12.1) | 44.9 (43.6, 46.2) | 43.9 (42.6, 45.2) |
| Tobacco use | ||||
| Never | 18172 (61.1) | 9.1 (8.6, 9.5) | 33.2 (32.5, 34.0) | 57.7 (56.9, 58.5) |
| Quit | 1508 (5.2) | 13.1 (11.2, 15.1) | 38.3 (35.6, 41.1) | 48.7 (45.8, 51.5) |
| Current | 9829 (33.8) | 14.8 (14.0, 15.6) | 51.8 (50.7, 52.9) | 33.4 (33.4, 34.5) |
| Physical and mental health risk status | ||||
| Self-rated health status | 6581 (22.0) | 12.8 (11.9, 13.8) | 38.8 (37.5, 40.1) | 48.4 (47.0, 49.8) |
| Unhealthy | 17524 (59.1) | 10.9 (10.3, 11.4) | 40.2 (39.4, 41.0) | 48.9 (48.1, 49.8) |
| Somewhat healthy | 5404 (18.9) | 10.4 (9.5, 11.4) | 39.4 (38.0, 40.9) | 50.1 (48.6, 51.7) |
| Very healthy | ||||
| Diabetes | 704 (2.8) | 3.7 (2.4, 5.5) | 27.8 (24.3, 31.6) | 68.5 (64.6, 72.2) |
| Hypertension | 8807 (33.5) | 8.2 (7.6, 8.9) | 31.2 (30.1, 32.3) | 60.5 (59.4, 61.7) |
| High Cholesterol (Total or LDL) | 1310 (4.9) | 1.9 (1.3, 2.9) | 17.0 (14.9, 19.3) | 81.1 (78.7, 83.3) |
| Sleep disturbance | 913 (3.0) | 13.3 (11.0, 16.0) | 42.7 (39.1, 46.3) | 44.0 (40.4, 47.7) |
| Depression symptoms | 6420 (21.4) | 11.9 (11.0, 12.8) | 42.1 (40.7, 43.5) | 46.0 (44.6, 47.4) |
| Happiness | ||||
| Unhappy | 2499 (9.9) | 13.8 (12.4, 15.4) | 45.7 (43.5, 47.9) | 40.5 (38.4, 42.7) |
| Somewhat happy | 22065 (78.3) | 10.4 (9.9, 10.8) | 39.2 (38.4, 39.9) | 50.5 (49.7, 51.2) |
| Very happy | 3670 (11.8) | 8.8 (7.8, 9.9) | 37.0 (35.2, 38.8) | 54.2 (52.4, 56.0) |
Note: LDL= Low-density lipoprotein.