Table 1.
U.S. sample age 18–64 | Total (n = 28,730) | Men (n = 13,393) | Womena (n = 15,337) | Test of gender difference | |||
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N | % (se) | N | % (se) | N | % (se) | ||
Adult current weight statusb | |||||||
Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 286 | 1.05 (0.08) | 71 | 0.61 (0.08) | 215 | 1.52 (0.14) | <0.0001 |
Normal weight (BMI 18.5–30) | 18193 | 64.69 (0.54) | 8741 | 64.98 (0.65) | 9452 | 64.38 (0.67) | |
Obese (not extreme) (BMI 30–40) | 8343 | 28.33 (0.42) | 3960 | 29.83 (0.57) | 4383 | 26.76 (0.51) | |
Extreme Obese (BMI > 40) | 1908 | 5.93 (0.23) | 621 | 4.57 (0.23) | 1287 | 7.35 (0.34) | |
Childhood overweight status (age < 13)c | |||||||
Overweight | 4325 | 15.48 (0.29) | 1885 | 14.66 (0.41) | 2440 | 16.34 (0.42) | 0.0049 |
Not overweight | 24350 | 84.52 (0.29) | 11481 | 85.34 (0.41) | 12869 | 83.66 (0.42) | |
Adult weight status among those overweight in childhood | |||||||
Total (n = 4325) | Men (n = 1885) | Women (n = 2440) | |||||
Obese (>30) | 2597 | 59.28 (1.12) | 1111 | 59.97 (1.46) | 1486 | 58.64 (1.54) | 0.45 |
Extreme Obese (>40) | 767 | 16.64 (0.77) | 261 | 13.93 (0.99) | 506 | 19.19 (1.11) | 0.0003 |
Adult weight status among those NOT overweight in childhood | |||||||
Total (n = 24,350) | Men (n = 11,481) | Women (n = 12,869) | |||||
Obese (>30) | 7622 | 29.62 (0.52) | 3457 | 29.98 (0.63) | 4165 | 29.24 (0.66) | 0.35 |
Extreme obese (>40) | 1138 | 3.97 (0.19) | 358 | 2.96 (0.21) | 780 | 5.04 (0.28) | <0.0001 |
aWomen who were currently or recently pregnant within past year (n = 1302) were not included
bBody mass index (BMI) derived from self-reported height and weight in response to question “Please tell me your height and weight in pounds as these are important factors for this survey.” N = 652 subjects were not included due to missing height or weight and 11 subjects were not included due to outlying values: BMI <12 or height <3 feet. Lowest underweight BMI in sample = 13, highest severe obese BMI in sample = 85
cAfter being asked to report their current height and weight, adult respondents were asked “When you were growing up, that is, before you were 13 years old, were you overweight? Yes/No”