Table 1.
Characteristics of US Adults—NHANES 1988–1994, 1999–2004, and 2005–2010
| Characteristic | NHANES 1988–1994a
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NHANES 1999–2004a
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NHANES 2005–2010a
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| No. | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | No. | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | No. | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | |
| Age, mean (95% CI), y | 16 215 | 45.0 (44.0–45.9) | 13 097 | 45.6 (45.1–46.2) | 15 647 | 46.8 (46.1–47.4) |
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| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 7750 | 48.2 (47.4–49.0) | 6598 | 48.8 (48.1–49.6) | 7816 | 49.0 (48.3–49.6) |
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| Women | 8465 | 51.8 (51.0–52.6) | 6499 | 51.2 (50.4–51.9) | 7831 | 51.1 (50.4–51.7) |
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| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 6697 | 76.9 (74.4–9.2) | 6567 | 72.0 (68.7–75.1) | 7631 | 69.9 (66.2–73.4) |
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| Non-Hispanic black | 4517 | 10.7 (9.6–11.9) | 2530 | 10.6 (8.8–12.7) | 3117 | 11.1 (9.4–13.0) |
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| Mexican American | 4348 | 4.8 (4.1–5.6) | 2954 | 6.9 (5.5–8.7) | 2844 | 8.4 (6.7–10.4) |
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| Other | 653 | 7.7 (6.2–9.4) | 1046 | 10.5 (8.2–13.3) | 2055 | 10.7 (9.0–12.6) |
Abbreviation: NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
Age-standardized for the entire population by the direct method to the US 2000 Census population using the age groups 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79, and 80 years or older.