Table 2 Age-standardized percentages of overweight/obese adults who attempted to lose weight by adopting a low fat/low calorie diet and/or engaging in physical activity, by BMI and hypertension/diabetes status, BRFSS 2003
From: Weight control behaviors in overweight/obese U.S. adults with diagnosed hypertension and diabetes
| Â | HTN/DM (n = 6,909) | HTN (n = 22,910) | DM (n = 3,015) | Neither (n = 45,612) | Total (n = 78,446) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | |
Adopting a LF/LC diet and engaging in physical activity | |||||
BMI (kg/m2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
25-<30 | 73.8 (2.3) | 65.3 (1.2) | 58.7 (4.9) | 66.5 (0.6) | 65.9 (0.5) |
≥ 30 | 60.6 (2.4) | 59.2 (1.2) | 63.5 (2.7) | 61.3 (0.7) | 60.9 (0.5) |
total | 63.2 (2.0) | 61.9 (0.9) | 62.4 (2.4) | 64.5 (0.5) | 63.5 (0.4) |
Adopting a LF/LC diet only | |||||
BMI (kg/m2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
25-<30 | 18.1 (2.0) | 18.6 (0.8) | 29.0 (5.1) | 16.5 (0.4) | 17.7 (0.4) |
≥ 30 | 30.0 (2.0) | 26.9 (1.1) | 22.0 (1.8) | 23.0 (0.7) | 24.7 (0.4) |
total | 27.6 (1.7) | 23.3 (0.8) | 23.9 (2.1) | 19.0 (0.4) | 21.0 (0.3) |
Engaging in physical activity only | |||||
BMI (kg/m2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
25-<30 | 5.0 (1.1) | 11.7 (1.0) | 7.7 (1.6) | 12.8 (0.4) | 12.2 (0.4) |
≥ 30 | 6.5 (1.4) | 9.0 (0.8) | 9.5 (2.3) | 10.4 (0.4) | 9.5 (0.3) |
total | 6.3 (1.2) | 10.2 (0.6) | 9.0 (1.8) | 11.8 (0.3) | 10.9 (0.2) |