Table 3 Prevalence and change of Central Obesity over time among Asian Adults in the United States, 2011–2014 (n = 1288)
From: Prevalence and change of central obesity among US Asian adults: NHANES 2011–2014
Prevalence (95% CI), % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 2011–2012 | 2013–2014 | p-value | |
All | 58.1 (54.6–61.7) | 55.3 (50.2–60.4) | 60.9 (56.4–65.5) | 0.54 |
Age | ||||
20–39 years | 45.4 (39.8–50.9) | 39.2 (30.9–47.6) | 51.5 (44.4–58.6) | 0.0192 |
40–59 years | 65.7 (62.6–68.7) | 66.3 (62.6–70.0) | 65.0 (59.9–70.2) | 0.67 |
≥ 60 years | 73.5 (67.8–79.1) | 71.6 (65.0–78.3) | 75.0 (65.7–84.4) | 0.54 |
Sex | ||||
Men | 51.0 (47.1–54.8) | 45.4 (40.0–50.8) | 56.6 (52.3–60.9) | 0.0095 |
Women | 64.4 (60.2–68.6) | 64.2 (57.8–70.6) | 64.6 (59.0–70.1) | 0.97 |
Education | ||||
High School or Below | 58.0 (50.7–65.2) | 56.1 (48.6–63.7) | 58.2 (46.1–70.3) | 0.90 |
College or Above | 58.0 (54.3–61.7) | 54.2 (49.0–59.3) | 61.7 (57.0–66.3) | 0.0476 |
Poverty status | ||||
Poor | 54.1 (46.4–61.7) | 55.3 (45.9–64.8) | 52.1 (40.6–63.7) | 0.61 |
Non-poor | 59.2 (55.7–62.6) | 55.4 (50.0–60.8) | 62.4 (58.2–66.7) | 0.0468 |
Marital Status | ||||
Never married | 57.9 (49.7–66.1) | 59.3 (49.7–68.9) | 55.0 (43.6–66.3) | 0.59 |
Married or living with partner | 61.0 (56.5–65.4) | 57.7 (51.3–64.1) | 63.6 (57.8–69.5) | 0.25 |
Widowed, divorced or separated | 63.2 (47.7–78.7) | 64.1 (43.6–84.6) | 63.1 (42.1–84.1) | 0.99 |
Length of time in the US | ||||
Less than 10 years | 58.6 (50.3–66.8) | 54.9 (45.7–64.1) | 62.8 (49.6–76.0) | 0.51 |
10 to 19 years | 60.0 (55.3–64.7) | 63.2 (56.4–70.1) | 57.0 (50.5–63.5) | 0.15 |
20 years or over | 63.7 (58.8–68.6) | 60.1 (50.8–69.3) | 66.9 (62.3–71.5) | 0.10 |
Born in US | 52.7 (43.5–61.9) | 51.7 (41.2–62.2) | 53.8 (39.9–67.8) | 0.76 |