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. 2021 Aug 9;23(8):e24017. doi: 10.2196/24017

Table 1.

Baseline demographics and patient characteristics (N=243,332).

Characteristics Values
Age (years), mean (SD) 46.8 (15.3)
Sex, n (%)

Male 109,678 (45.1)

Female 133,654 (54.9)
Race or ethnicity, n (%)

White, non-Hispanic 215,950 (88.7)

Black, non-Hispanic 9463 (3.9)

Asian, non-Hispanic 6621 (2.7)

Native American, non-Hispanic 1161 (0.5)

Hispanic 7730 (3)

Other or unspecified 2767 (1.1)
Baseline BMI category (kg/m2)a, n (%)

Underweight (<18.5) 3000 (1.2)

Normal (18.5-24.9) 72,803 (29.9)

Overweight (25.0-29.9) 77,869 (32)

Class 1 obesity (30.0-34.9) 48,213 (19.8)

Class 2 obesity (35.0-39.9) 23,371 (9.6)

Class 3 obesity (>40) 18,076 (7.4)
Insurance type, n (%)

Commercial 191,697 (78.8)

Medicare 31,778 (5.7)

Medicaid 6032 (2.5)

Other or unspecified 13,825 (5.7)
Prevalence of comorbidities, n (%)

Anxiety 33,984 (14)

Coronary artery disease 9543 (3.9)

Cerebrovascular disease 3076 (1.3)

Chronic pain 14,479 (6)

Depression 32,210 (13.2)

Gastroesophageal reflux 29,512 (12.1)

Hyperlipidemia 59,097 (24.3)

Hypertension 52,365 (21.5)

Obstructive sleep apnea 13,746 (5.6)

Osteoarthritis 21,408 (8.8)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus 18,182 (7.5)
Smoking status, n (%)

Active smoker 34,328 (14.1)

Former smoker 64,331 (26.4)

Passive smoker 2746 (1.1)

Nonsmoker 139,753 (57.4)

aThe mean baseline BMI was 29.1 kg/m2 (SD 7.0 kg/m2).