Table 1 Characteristics of Asian Adults by Central Obesity Status in the United States, 2011–2014 (n = 1288)
From: Prevalence and change of central obesity among US Asian adults: NHANES 2011–2014
Characteristics | N | Means or proportions (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Central Obesity | Non-Central Obesity | p-value | ||
Age (means), years | 1288 | 44.8 (43.2–46.5) | 48.4 (46.8–50.0) | 39.8 (37.9–41.7) | <0.0001 |
Age group, % | 1288 | ||||
20–39 | 496 | 42.1 (37.1–47.1) | 32.6 (27.7–37.4) | 55.7 (49.9–61.5) | |
40–59 | 484 | 37.5 (33.9–41.1) | 42.0 (38.6–45.4) | 31.2 (26.4–36.0) | |
≥ 60 | 308 | 20.4 (17.0–23.8) | 25.5 (21.5–29.5) | 13.1 (9.7–16.5) | <0.0001 |
Sex, % | 1288 | ||||
Men | 636 | 47.0 (45.2–48.8) | 40.9 (38.6–43.1) | 55.7 (52.5–59.0) | |
Women | 652 | 53.0 (51.2–54.8) | 59.1 (56.9–61.4) | 44.3 (41.0–47.5) | <0.0001 |
Education, % | 1288 | ||||
High School or Below | 366 | 26.1 (20.7–31.6) | 28.1 (21.3–35.0) | 23.3 (18.1–28.5) | |
College or Above | 922 | 73.9 (68.4–79.3) | 71.9 (65.0–78.7) | 76.7 (71.5–81.9) | 0.09 |
Poverty status, % | 1164 | ||||
Poor | 169 | 86.6 (83.1–90.1) | 87.6 (83.9–91.3) | 85.3 (80.9–89.6) | |
Non-poor | 995 | 13.4 (9.9–16.9) | 12.4 (8.7–16.1) | 14.7 (10.4–19.1) | 0.26 |
Marital Status, % | 1287 | ||||
Never married | 253 | 20.5 (16.2–24.8) | 14.0 (10.7–17.2) | 29.8 (23.5–36.1) | |
Married or living with partner | 899 | 69.4 (65.0–73.8) | 73.6 (69.2–77.9) | 63.5 (57.3–69.8) | |
Widowed, divorced or separated | 135 | 10.1 (8.4–11.7) | 12.5 (9.9–15.0) | 6.6 (4.1–9.2) | 0.0005 |
Length of time in the US, % | 1282 | ||||
Less than 10 years | 304 | 24.5 (19.0–29.9) | 22.1 (16.4–27.7) | 27.9 (20.1–35.7) | |
10 years to 19 years | 293 | 23.0 (20.1–25.8) | 23.7 (20.0–27.4) | 21.9 (18.4–25.4) | |
20 years or over | 496 | 37.2 (32.7–41.7) | 41.9 (36.9–46.8) | 30.6 (26.1–35.2) | |
Born in US | 189 | 15.3 (12.3–18.4) | 12.3 (8.7–16.0) | 19.6 (15.4–23.8) | 0.003 |