Table 1. Basic characteristics of the study population.
| Variable | Non-obese | Obese | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 RXD | 1 or more RXD | 0 RXD | 1 or more RXD | |||||
| Weight | % | Weight | % | Weight | % | Weight | % | |
| Count | Count | Count | Count | |||||
| Total | 66033363 | 47.41% | 73250493 | 52.59% | 28449346 | 36.16% | 50222655 | 63.84% |
| Total Count | 14092 | 49.27% | 14508 | 50.73% | 6119 | 37.25% | 10310 | 62.75% |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 37570793 | 54.85% | 30921089 | 45.15% | 15263957 | 41.90% | 21161327 | 58.10% |
| Male Count | 7941 | 54.27% | 6692 | 45.73% | 3005 | 41.85% | 4175 | 58.15% |
| Female | 28462570 | 40.21% | 42329405 | 59.79% | 13185389 | 31.21% | 29061328 | 68.79% |
| Female Count | 6151 | 44.04% | 7816 | 55.96% | 3114 | 33.67% | 6135 | 66.33% |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–24 | 14166880 | 69.26% | 6287886 | 30.74% | 4828265 | 70.30% | 2040083 | 29.70% |
| 18–24 Count | 3708 | 75.94% | 1175 | 24.06% | 1214 | 73.53% | 437 | 26.47% |
| 25–34 | 17173005 | 66.88% | 8505063 | 33.12% | 8170177 | 63.04% | 4789193 | 36.96% |
| 25–34 Count | 3383 | 71.93% | 1320 | 28.07% | 1680 | 66.77% | 836 | 33.23% |
| 35–44 | 14370023 | 59.67% | 9713144 | 40.33% | 7134034 | 46.66% | 8154368 | 53.34% |
| 35–44 Count | 2784 | 65.11% | 1492 | 34.89% | 1418 | 50.00% | 1418 | 50.00% |
| 45–54 | 11133113 | 44.23% | 14038322 | 55.77% | 4884217 | 30.47% | 11146006 | 69.53% |
| 45–54 Count | 2009 | 48.96% | 2094 | 51.04% | 958 | 33.22% | 1926 | 66.78% |
| 55–64 | 6198064 | 31.45% | 13511728 | 68.55% | 2505342 | 17.60% | 11727619 | 82.40% |
| 55–64 Count | 1316 | 33.16% | 2653 | 66.84% | 583 | 19.56% | 2398 | 80.44% |
| 65–74 | 2030697 | 15.24% | 11290366 | 84.76% | 714089 | 8.08% | 8126671 | 91.92% |
| 65–74 Count | 565 | 17.04% | 2750 | 82.96% | 195 | 8.71% | 2043 | 91.29% |
| 75 and over | 961580 | 8.85% | 9903984 | 91.15% | 213221 | 4.79% | 4238715 | 95.21% |
| 75 and over Count | 327 | 9.76% | 3024 | 90.24% | 71 | 5.37% | 1252 | 94.63% |
| Race | ||||||||
| Mexican American | 7643611 | 70.58% | 3186177 | 29.42% | 4773068 | 60.80% | 3077063 | 39.20% |
| Mexican American Count | 2879 | 64.39% | 1592 | 35.61% | 1616 | 52.95% | 1436 | 47.05% |
| Other Hispanic | 4645998 | 62.49% | 2788237 | 37.51% | 2239910 | 52.63% | 2016083 | 47.37% |
| Other Hispanic Count | 1366 | 54.90% | 1122 | 45.10% | 643 | 43.45% | 837 | 56.55% |
| Non-Hispanic White | 38690156 | 40.72% | 56324147 | 59.28% | 15007808 | 29.36% | 36107896 | 70.64% |
| Non-Hispanic White Count | 4696 | 37.94% | 7680 | 62.06% | 1758 | 27.01% | 4750 | 72.99% |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 7827436 | 58.04% | 5659904 | 41.96% | 4831848 | 41.64% | 6772380 | 58.36% |
| Non-Hispanic Black Count | 2953 | 54.23% | 2492 | 45.77% | 1695 | 38.15% | 2748 | 61.85% |
| Other Race or Multi-Racial | 7226162 | 57.73% | 5292029 | 42.27% | 1596713 | 41.52% | 2249232 | 58.48% |
| Other Race or Multi-Racial Count | 2198 | 57.54% | 1622 | 42.46% | 407 | 43.02% | 539 | 56.98% |
| Household Income | ||||||||
| $0 to $34,999 | 18871838 | 47.76% | 20642494 | 52.24% | 8786323 | 36.67% | 15177268 | 63.33% |
| $0 to $34,999 Count | 5322 | 48.16% | 5728 | 51.84% | 2460 | 36.45% | 4289 | 63.55% |
| $35,000 to $74,999 | 19147850 | 48.23% | 20556912 | 51.77% | 9374135 | 37.16% | 15854727 | 62.84% |
| 35,000 to $74,999 Count | 3850 | 50.25% | 3812 | 49.75% | 1849 | 39.01% | 2891 | 60.99% |
| $75,000 and over | 21861695 | 45.06% | 26655556 | 54.94% | 7853627 | 33.23% | 15782826 | 66.77% |
| $75,000 and over Count | 3352 | 47.98% | 3634 | 52.02% | 1193 | 35.04% | 2212 | 64.96% |
| Poverty Income Ratio | ||||||||
| 0-.99 | 11985065 | 54.42% | 10038503 | 45.58% | 5239978 | 40.20% | 7794072 | 59.80% |
| 0-.99 Count | 3443 | 55.31% | 2782 | 44.69% | 1520 | 40.90% | 2196 | 59.10% |
| 1–1.99 | 14166723 | 50.07% | 14127988 | 49.93% | 6774522 | 38.90% | 10642021 | 61.10% |
| 1–1.99 Count | 3471 | 49.70% | 3513 | 50.30% | 1630 | 38.87% | 2563 | 61.13% |
| 2–2.99 | 9141944 | 46.30% | 10604451 | 53.70% | 4248535 | 35.37% | 7763139 | 64.63% |
| 2–2.99 Count | 1810 | 46.98% | 2043 | 53.02% | 820 | 35.56% | 1486 | 64.44% |
| 3–3.99 | 7371681 | 47.32% | 8205982 | 52.68% | 3044609 | 33.21% | 6121952 | 66.79% |
| 3–3.99 Count | 1233 | 47.31% | 1373 | 52.69% | 529 | 34.33% | 1012 | 65.67% |
| 4–4.99 | 5149047 | 43.13% | 6790653 | 56.87% | 2275579 | 31.94% | 4847852 | 68.06% |
| 4–4.99 Count | 821 | 44.94% | 1006 | 55.06% | 335 | 32.06% | 710 | 67.94% |
| 5 | 10758790 | 39.64% | 16379571 | 60.36% | 3821273 | 31.85% | 8178192 | 68.15% |
| 5 Count | 1558 | 41.74% | 2175 | 58.26% | 537 | 31.98% | 1142 | 68.02% |
| Health Insurance * | ||||||||
| Yes | 46794083 | 41.29% | 66549204 | 58.71% | 19812159 | 30.28% | 45614641 | 69.72% |
| Yes Count | 9206 | 41.52% | 12968 | 58.48% | 3912 | 29.92% | 9163 | 70.08% |
| No | 19073757 | 74.28% | 6604505 | 25.72% | 8582725 | 65.52% | 4516163 | 34.48% |
| No Count | 4830 | 76.10% | 1517 | 23.90% | 2194 | 66.04% | 1128 | 33.96% |
*Overall insurance coverage was 82.0% covered and 17.8% not covered.