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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 May 11;45(9):1914–1924. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00836-z

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics, follow-up time, and number of weight measurements

Characteristic n % Yrs. Between weights No. weights
Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
Overall cohort 115,260 100.0 2.0 (0.7, 4.5) 5 (3, 11)
Sex
 Female 69,384 60.2 1.9 (0.7, 4.4) 5 (3, 11)
 Male 45,876 39.8 2.1 (0.7, 4.8) 5 (3, 10)
Age categories (years)
 18 to 29 26,248 22.8 1.3 (0.5, 3.1) 4 (2, 7)
 30 to 44 35,133 30.5 1.8 (0.7, 4.4) 5 (3, 9)
 45 to 54 28,266 24.5 3.0 (1.1, 6.8) 7 (4, 15)
 55 to 64 25,613 22.2 2.1 (0.8, 4.3) 6 (3, 12)
Race/ethnicity
 non-Hispanic White 77,398 67.2 2.0 (0.7, 4.6) 5 (3, 11)
 non-Hispanic Black 8,403 7.3 1.8 (0.6, 4.3) 5 (3, 11)
 Hispanic 7,017 6.1 1.7 (0.6, 4.0) 5 (3, 10)
 non-Hispanic Asian 17,578 15.3 2.2 (0.8, 4.7) 5 (3, 10)
 Hawai’ian / Pacific Islander 1,503 1.3 1.7 (0.6, 3.9) 5 (3, 9)
 Native American / Alaskan Native 1,602 1.4 1.7 (0.6, 4.1) 6 (3, 11)
 Other 1,759 1.5 1.8 (0.6, 4.1) 5 (3, 10)
Insurance type
 Commercial 109,146 94.7 2.0 (0.7, 4.6) 5 (3, 11)
 Medicaid 4,109 3.6 1.5 (0.6, 3.3) 5 (3, 10)
 Medicare 1,273 1.1 1.8 (0.7, 3.8) 8 (4, 18)
 Other 732 0.6 0.8 (0.3, 1.8) 3 (2, 6)
BMI categories
 15.0 to 18.4 1,629 1.4 1.8 (0.6, 3.8) 5 (3, 9)
 18.5 to 24.9 43,396 37.7 1.9 (0.7, 4.4) 5 (3, 9)
 25.0 to 29.9 37,152 32.2 2.1 (0.7, 4.7) 5 (3, 11)
 30.0 to 34.9 18,502 16.1 2.0 (0.7, 4.7) 6 (3, 12)
 35.0 to 39.9 8,211 7.1 1.9 (0.7, 4.5) 6 (3, 12)
 40.0 or more 6,370 5.5 1.9 (0.6, 4.3) 7 (3, 14)
Self-reported smoking status
 Current, Self-Report 12,000 10.4 1.6 (0.5, 3.8) 5 (3, 10)
 Former, Self-Report 16,747 14.5 1.8 (0.7, 4.1) 5 (3, 11)
 Never, Self-Report 61,867 53.7 1.8 (0.7, 4.1) 5 (3, 10)
 Missing 24,646 21.4 3.0 (1.0, 6.3) 7 (3, 13)
Diabetes diagnosis 5,685 4.9 1.9 (0.7, 4.3) 8 (4, 16)

BMI = body mass index, n = sample size, IQR = interquartile range