Table 2.

Unadjusted prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors by sex and parent status for adults 20–59 years from NHANES 2011–2016 ^a,b.

Characteristics	Men								Women
	Without children (n = 2644)			With children (n = 2683)					Without children (n = 2325)			With children (n = 3254)
	n	Prevalence (95% CI)		n	Prevalence (95% CI)		p value		n	Prevalence (95% CI)		n	Prevalence (95% CI)		p value
Physical inactivity
No	1198	46.2 (43.1–49.4)		1109	43.3 (40.8–45.7)		0.13		878	43.0 (39.2–46.8)		1063	36.1 (33.8–38.4)		<0.001
Yes	1447	53.8 (50.7–56.9)		1575	56.7 (54.3–59.2)				1447	57.0 (53.2–60.8)		2191	63.9 (61.6–66.2)
Obesity
No	1803	66.6 (63.7–69.6)		1691	60.9 (58.1–63.7)		<0.01		1363	62.3 (59.6–65.0)		1842	58.5 (56.4–60.6)		0.03
Yes	824	32.7 (29.7–35.7)		966	38.1 (35.5–40.7)				939	37.1 (34.4–39.8)		1378	40.6 (38.6–42.6)
High blood pressure
No	1428	54.4 (51.0–57.7)		1500	58.0 (55.2–60.9)		0.04		1364	61.2 (58.2–64.2)		2132	67.5 (64.7–70.2)		<0.001
Yes	1165	43.7 (40.2–47.2)		1089	39.1 (36.5–41.8)				913	36.7 (33.5–39.9)		969	28.2 (25.8–30.5)
Elevated glycated hemoglobin
No	1759	72.1 (69.5–74.8)		1767	73.2 (70.6–75.8)		0.68		1518	72.1 (69.3–74.9)		2273	74.1 (72.1–76.1)		0.26
Yes	760	24.0 (21.7–26.3)		779	22.7 (20.3–25.1)				713	24.5 (21.9–27.1)		838	22.0 (20.2–23.9)
Low HDL cholesterol
No	1875	70.2 (67.7–72.7)		1693	64.3 (62.0–66.7)		<0.01		1494	67.9 (65.3–70.6)		1856	59.4 (57.0–61.9)		<0.001
Yes	619	25.3 (22.9–27.8)		835	31.1 (29.0–33.3)				701	27.1 (24.7–29.5)		1226	36.1 (33.4–38.9)
Current smoker
No	1503	59.8 (56.3–63.3)		1656	64.8 (62.3–67.3)		0.02		1656	71.0 (68.1–73.9)		2396	74.0 (71.9–76.0)		0.24
Yes	991	35.7 (32.3–39.1)		877	30.8 (28.6–33.1)				544	24.2 (21.4–27.1)		691	21.8 (19.9–23.6)
Abbreviation: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Sample size and weighted frequency for United States population Not all prevalence frequencies will add up to 100% because of missing data