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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Men | 67,734 | 44.5 (0.4) |
| Women | 75,652 | 64.2 (0.4) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| 25.0-<30.0 | 87,200 | 44.3 (0.3) |
| ≥ 30.0 | 56,186 | 66.6 (0.4) |
| Age (y) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| < 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Yes | 29,972 | 80.6 (0.5) |
| No | 113,414 | 46.0 (0.3) |
