Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics for individual characteristics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
| Individual-level characteristics | NHANESa 2007-2016b | NHANES 2011-2016c | |||
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Total participants, n | Mean, % (SE) | Total participants, n | Mean, % (SE) | |
| Age (years), mean (SE) | 29,201 | 47.3 (0.25) | 17,048 | 47.6 (0.36) | |
| Female, % (SE) | 15,040 | 51.9 (0.28) | 8803 | 52.0 (0.40) | |
| Married, % (SE) | 14,836 | 55.0 (0.72) | 8534 | 54.2 (1.02) | |
| Race/Ethnicity, % (SE) | |||||
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Black, non-Hispanic, % (SE) | 6179 | 11.4 (0.82) | 3830 | 11.4 (1.17) |
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White, non-Hispanic, % (SE) | 12,113 | 66.6 (1.62) | 6376 | 65.4 (2.13) |
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Hispanic, % (SE) | 7627 | 14.3 (1.11) | 4156 | 14.8 (1.45) |
| Education, % (SE) | |||||
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Less than high school | 7579 | 17.2 (0.70) | 3942 | 15.5 (0.97) |
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High school | 6596 | 22.1 (0.55) | 3708 | 20.9 (0.71) |
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Some college | 8366 | 31.4 (0.52) | 5119 | 32.5 (0.76) |
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College or greater | 6621 | 29.3 (1.02) | 4262 | 31.2 (1.45) |
| Total annual household income (US$), % (SE) | |||||
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<20,000 | 6247 | 15.0 (0.61) | 3593 | 14.9 (0.85) |
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20,000-55,000 | 11,518 | 37.1 (0.67) | 6453 | 36.1 (0.97) |
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55,000-75,000 | 2965 | 12.6 (0.44) | 1709 | 12.3 (0.59) |
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75,000-100,000 | 2503 | 11.4 (0.38) | 1437 | 10.8 (0.41) |
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≥100,000 | 4399 | 23.9 (1.09) | 2861 | 25.9 (1.61) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SE) | 28,818 | 28.9 (0.09) | 16,830 | 29.1 (0.12) | |
| Obesity, % (SE) | 10,478 | 36.5 (0.54) | 6144 | 37.6 (0.76) | |
| Hemoglobin A1c, % (SE) | 27,775 | 5.6 (0.01) | 16,280 | 5.6 (0.01) | |
| Diabetes prevalence, % (SE) | 4603 | 12.1 (0.32) | 2741 | 12.6 (0.42) | |
| Hypertension, % (SE) | 14,336 | 48.1 (0.59) | 8411 | 48.8 (0.77) | |
aNHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
bDescriptive statistics were weighted using the Mobile Examination Center 10-year weight.
cDescriptive statistics were weighted using Mobile Examination Center 6-year weight.