Table 1 Age-standardized percentages of overweight/obese adults who attempted to lose weight by selected characteristics, BRFSS 2003
From: Weight control behaviors in overweight/obese U.S. adults with diagnosed hypertension and diabetes
Characteristic | n | % (SE) |
|---|---|---|
Total | 143,386 | 52.8 (0.3) |
Disease status | Â | Â |
   Having hypertension and diabetes | 10,963 | 72.1 (1.7) |
   Having hypertension only | 40,666 | 57.8 (0.7) |
   Having diabetes only | 5,143 | 60.0 (1.9) |
   Having neither | 86,614 | 49.8 (0.3) |
Sex | Â | Â |
   Men | 67,734 | 44.5 (0.4) |
   Women | 75,652 | 64.2 (0.4) |
BMI (kg/m2) | Â | Â |
   25.0-<30.0 | 87,200 | 44.3 (0.3) |
   ≥ 30.0 | 56,186 | 66.6 (0.4) |
Age (y) | Â | Â |
   18–29 | 15,458 | 51.0 (0.8) |
   30–39 | 24,678 | 51.8 (0.6) |
   40–49 | 31,197 | 55.6 (0.6) |
   50–59 | 30,016 | 59.2 (0.5) |
   60–69 | 21,935 | 55.4 (0.6) |
   ≥ 70 | 20,102 | 43.4 (0.7) |
Race | Â | Â |
   Non-Hispanic white | 111,158 | 53.1 (0.3) |
   Non-Hispanic black | 13,290 | 50.9 (0.8) |
   Hispanic | 10,872 | 52.9 (1.0) |
   Other | 8,066 | 51.7 (1.3) |
Education | Â | Â |
   < high school diploma | 16,557 | 46.8 (0.9) |
   High school graduate | 46,201 | 50.7 (0.5) |
   Some college/technique | 39,301 | 55.4 (0.5) |
   ≥ college graduate | 41,327 | 55.5 (0.5) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
   Married | 81,690 | 53.0 (0.4) |
   Divorced | 20,482 | 51.8 (1.1) |
   Never married | 19,091 | 53.9 (0.8) |
   Other | 22,123 | 52.5 (0.9) |
Employment | Â | Â |
   Employed for wages | 72,302 | 52.3 (0.5) |
   Self-employed | 13,588 | 49.5 (1.0) |
   Unemployed | 28,203 | 57.5 (0.6) |
   Retired | 29,293 | 59.3 (5.3) |
Smoking | Â | Â |
   Current smoker | 28,346 | 44.8 (0.6) |
   Former smoker | 42,275 | 54.9 (0.6) |
   Never smoked | 72,765 | 54.7 (0.4) |
Receipt of weight loss advice | Â | Â |
   Yes | 29,972 | 80.6 (0.5) |
   No | 113,414 | 46.0 (0.3) |