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Table 4 Prevalence of Central Obesity by sex 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

Characteristics

Prevalence (95% CI), %

Men

Women

p-value

Age

   

 20–39 years

41.0 (34.7–47.3)

49.5 (42.5–56.5)

0.0256

 40–59 years

56.9 (52.2–61.6)

73.6 (68.9–78.3)

<0.0001

  ≥ 60 years

62.8 (56.3–69.3)

81.3 (73.7–88.9)

<0.0001

Education

   

 High School or Below

49.0 (41.3–56.6)

66.2 (55.4–76.9)

0.0005

 College or Above

51.5 (46.8–56.2)

63.9 (59.3–68.6)

<0.0001

Poverty status

  

0.0108

 Poor

37.1 (28.5–45.7)

67.6 (55.5–79.7)

<0.0001

 Non-poor

52.7 (48.3–57.1)

64.6 (60.2–69.1)

0.0002

Marital Status

   

 Never married

57.4 (43.2–71.6)

57.6 (48.4–66.9)

0.99

 Married or living with partner

52.9 (46.9–58.9)

68.2 (63.1–73.2)

<0.0001

 Widowed, divorced or separated

54.8 (33.6–76.1)

66.1 (48.7–83.5)

0.17

Length of time in the US

   

 Less than 10 years

52.8 (43.3–62.3)

63.4 (53.4–73.3)

0.0483

 10 to 19 years

52.1 (45.1–59.2)

65.4 (60.0–70.8)

0.0012

 20 years or over

52.2 (44.1–60.4)

74.0 (66.1–81.9)

0.0002

 Born in US

46.4 (32.9–60.0)

58.2 (45.7–70.6)

0.08

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval
  2. Estimated prevalence is age-adjusted by the direct standardization to the 2010 US census population except for age-related characteristics
  3. P-value indicates the significance of differences in the prevalence of central obesity between men and women across other characteristics groups