Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by body mass index (BMI) categories (n = 1,090).
| BMI (kg/m2) | All | <18.5 | 18.5–24.9 | 25–29.9 | >30 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1,090 | N = 163 | N = 569 | N = 241 | N = 117 | ||
| Age* (years), | 69.5 | 74.5 | 71.0 | 65.5 | 63.3 | <0.001 |
| mean (SD) | (13.5) | (13.3) | (13.3) | (12.5) | (12) | |
| Male†, % | 54.5 | 49.0 | 59.4 | 53.1 | 41.8 | 0.001 |
| Race†, % | 0.055 | |||||
| White | 65.4 | 55.8 | 66.2 | 68.4 | 66.6 | |
| Black | 31.3 | 38.6 | 30.4 | 28.2 | 32.4 | |
| Asian | 3.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
| Education** (years), | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.005 |
| median (range) | (0–22) | (0–22) | (0–15) | (0–20) | (0–18) | |
| Physical inactivity†, % | 60.0 | 80.3 | 58.3 | 50.6 | 58.9 | 0.572 |
| Hypertension†, % | 62.0 | 42.3 | 59.2 | 73.0 | 80.3 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes†, % | 30.4 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 36.5 | 45.2 | <0.001 |
| Coronary artery disease†, % | 19.8 | 6.7 | 18.4 | 28.6 | 26.4 | <0.001 |
| Heart failure†, % | 17.8 | 6.1 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 27.3 | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia†, % | 12.4 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 19.0 | 17.0 | <0.001 |
| Cancer†, % | 24.4 | 34.3 | 26.0 | 17.8 | 16.2 | <0.001 |
| Smoking†, % | 0.688 | |||||
| Current | 29.0 | 27.6 | 30.4 | 30.22 | 22.2 | |
| Previous | 25.9 | 29.4 | 24.7 | 26.9 | 24.7 | |
| Never | 44.9 | 42.9 | 44.8 | 42.7 | 52.9 | |
| Alcohol use†, % | 0.018 | |||||
| Current | 29.2 | 23.3 | 29.3 | 32.7 | 29.9 | |
| Previous | 17.6 | 24.5 | 18.1 | 15.7 | 7.6 | |
| Never | 53.1 | 52.1 | 52.3 | 51.4 | 61.5 |
*
One-way ANOVA.
**
Kruskal–Wallis test.
†
Chi-square test.