Table 2.
Distribution of demographics and childhood psychosocial challenges by adult obesity among U.S. adults age 18–64 who were NOT overweight in childhood before age 13 (N = 24,350)
| Men | Women | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obese (N = 3457) | Not obese (N = 8024) | Obese (N = 4165) | Not obese (N = 8704) | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | ORa (95% CI) | n | % | n | % | ORa (95% CI) | ||
| Demographic characteristics | |||||||||||
| Age | 18–34 | 908 | 24.8 | 3358 | 40.8 | 1 | 1038 | 21.6 | 3341 | 36.1 | 1 |
| 35–49 | 1287 | 36.2 | 2394 | 30.0 | 2.12 (1.86, 2.41) | 1596 | 37.8 | 2879 | 32.4 | 2.18 (1.89, 2.51) | |
| 50–64 | 1262 | 38.8 | 2272 | 29.1 | 2.34 (2.07, 2.71) | 1531 | 40.4 | 2484 | 31.3 | 2.46 (2.14, 2.82) | |
| Region | North | 441 | 16.0 | 1152 | 18.5 | 1 | 520 | 16.4 | 1281 | 18.5 | 1 |
| Midwest | 722 | 23.1 | 1634 | 20.7 | 1.26 (1.06, 1.50) | 825 | 21.3 | 1712 | 20.5 | 1.12 (0.92, 1.36) | |
| South | 1485 | 38.9 | 3087 | 36.0 | 1.17 (1.00, 1.37) | 1959 | 41.8 | 3356 | 35.4 | 1.15 (0.95, 1.40) | |
| West | 809 | 21.9 | 2151 | 24.6 | 1.01 (0.80, 1.29) | 861 | 20.3 | 2355 | 25.4 | 0.94 (0.76, 1.17) | |
| Race/ethnicity | White | 1640 | 62.5 | 4095 | 63.6 | 1 | 1637 | 56.2 | 4501 | 64.3 | 1 |
| Black | 859 | 13.9 | 1641 | 11.3 | 1.35 (1.18, 1.54) | 1497 | 21.4 | 1619 | 9.9 | 2.68 (2.35, 3.06) | |
| Amer. Indian | 53 | 1.7 | 102 | 1.1 | 1.55 (1.09, 2.23) | 83 | 2.6 | 117 | 1.6 | 2.03 (1.43, 2.88) | |
| Asian | 83 | 2.8 | 570 | 7.8 | 0.53 (0.36, 0.77) | 59 | 2.2 | 636 | 9.0 | 0.43 (0.31, 0.61) | |
| Hispanic | 822 | 19.0 | 1616 | 15.9 | 1.78 (1.51, 2.10) | 889 | 17.6 | 1831 | 15.1 | 1.97 (1.70, 2.29) | |
| Birthplace | U.S. | 2862 | 84.9 | 6287 | 80.1 | 1 | 3555 | 86.6 | 6816 | 80.1 | 1 |
| Other | 594 | 15.0 | 1733 | 19.8 | 0.63 (0.54, 0.73) | 609 | 13.4 | 1888 | 19.8 | 0.59 (0.50, 0.70) | |
| Childhood psychosocial challenges before 18 years old | |||||||||||
| Poverty | Yes | 703 | 18.8 | 1456 | 16.2 | 1.18 (1.03, 1.35) | 1219 | 25.1 | 1603 | 14.9 | 1.78 (1.59, 1.99) |
| No | 2673 | 81.1 | 6393 | 83.7 | 1 | 2839 | 74.8 | 6948 | 85.0 | 1 | |
| Maltreatment (verbal, physical, or sexual abuse) | Yes | 1010 | 29.0 | 2003 | 23.6 | 1.25 (1.12, 1.40) | 1503 | 37.8 | 2523 | 28.5 | 1.37 (1.23, 1.51) |
| No | 2421 | 70.9 | 5961 | 76.3 | 1 | 2608 | 62.1 | 6102 | 71.5 | 1 | |
| Parental death | Yes | 321 | 8.7 | 712 | 8.0 | 1.06 (0.88, 1.26) | 452 | 9.5 | 700 | 7.6 | 1.13 (0.96, 1.35) |
| No | 3085 | 91.2 | 7189 | 91.9 | 1 | 3630 | 90.4 | 7858 | 92.3 | 1 | |
| Parental separation | Never together | 561 | 12.2 | 1297 | 12.8 | 0.95 (0.82, 1.10) | 914 | 16.7 | 1329 | 12.1 | 1.31 (1.05, 1.33) |
| Divorced | 707 | 20.2 | 1753 | 21.4 | 0.96 (0.82, 1.11) | 991 | 23.6 | 1973 | 21.3 | 1.18 (1.05, 1.33) | |
| Always together | 2188 | 67.4 | 4964 | 65.7 | 1 | 2257 | 59.5 | 5398 | 66.5 | 1 | |
| Parental mood/anxiety disorder | Yes | 1339 | 41.3 | 3093 | 40.1 | 1.06 (0.95, 1.18) | 1905 | 49.3 | 3904 | 47.0 | 1.15 (1.04, 1.28) |
| No | 2118 | 58.7 | 4931 | 59.9 | 1 | 2260 | 50.7 | 4800 | 53.0 | 1 | |
| Parental substance use disorder | Yes | 1151 | 32.9 | 2533 | 31.0 | 1.04 (0.93, 1.16) | 1624 | 39.2 | 3044 | 34.9 | 1.16 (1.03, 1.30) |
| No | 2306 | 67.1 | 5491 | 69.0 | 1 | 2541 | 60.8 | 5660 | 65.1 | 1 | |
| Major depressive disorderb | Yes | 86 | 2.4 | 294 | 3.8 | 0.77 (0.56, 1.07) | 239 | 6.2 | 547 | 6.7 | 1.28 (1.00, 1.64) |
| No | 3371 | 97.5 | 7730 | 96.2 | 1 | 3926 | 93.7 | 8157 | 93.2 | 1 | |
| Anxiety disorderb | Yes | 171 | 5.1 | 433 | 5.7 | 0.96 (0.77, 1.20) | 394 | 10.4 | 815 | 10.1 | 1.13 (0.96, 1.32) |
| No | 3286 | 94.9 | 7591 | 94.3 | 1 | 3771 | 89.6 | 7889 | 89.9 | 1 | |
| PTSDb | Yes | 53 | 1.5 | 99 | 1.1 | 1.23 (0.79, 1.94) | 181 | 4.2 | 262 | 3.0 | 1.56 (1.27, 1.93) |
| No | 3404 | 98.5 | 7925 | 98.9 | 1 | 3984 | 95.8 | 8442 | 97.0 | 1 | |
| Alcohol use disorderb | Yes | 111 | 3.5 | 301 | 4.1 | 0.91 (0.71, 1.17) | 78 | 2.2 | 261 | 3.2 | 0.80 (0.60, 1.06) |
| No | 3346 | 96.5 | 7723 | 95.9 | 1 | 4087 | 97.8 | 8443 | 96.8 | 1 | |
| Drug use disorderb | Yes | 85 | 2.8 | 283 | 3.8 | 0.79 (0.61, 1.00) | 66 | 1.8 | 185 | 2.2 | 0.92 (0.62, 1.37) |
| No | 3372 | 97.2 | 7741 | 96.2 | 1 | 4099 | 98.2 | 8519 | 97.8 | 1 | |
| Tobacco use disorderb | Yes | 140 | 4.8 | 344 | 4.9 | 1.02 (0.77, 1.35) | 136 | 3.8 | 293 | 3.5 | 1.20 (0.95, 1.51) |
| No | 3317 | 95.1 | 7680 | 95.1 | 1 | 4029 | 96.1 | 8411 | 96.4 | 1 | |
| Childrearing | Yes | 136 | 2.9 | 213 | 1.8 | 1.40 (1.03, 1.91) | 680 | 12.9 | 799 | 6.75 | 1.61 (1.38, 1.86) |
| No | 3317 | 97.0 | 7785 | 98.1 | 1 | 3480 | 87.0 | 7892 | 93.2 | 1 | |
| Did not finish High School | Yes | 566 | 14.4 | 1150 | 12.3 | 1.16 (1.01, 1.32) | 725 | 15.3 | 1031 | 10.0 | 1.68 (1.47, 1.92) |
| No | 28sample of U.S. adults91 | 85.5 | 6874 | 87.7 | 1 | 3440 | 84.7 | 7673 | 90.0 | 1 | |
aORs are adjusted for demographic variables: age, region, race/ethnicity, and birthplace
bOnset of disorder occurring at age <18
Bold indicates significance at p<.05