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Table 1 Characteristics of 27,034 respondents to the 2011 Health Risk Behavior Survey, by service branch

From: Self-reported health behaviors, including sleep, correlate with doctor-informed medical conditions: data from the 2011 Health Related Behaviors Survey of U.S. Active Duty Military Personnel

 

Air Force

Army

Marine Corps

Navy

Coast Guard

Total Sample

Characteristics a

N

Mean ± SEM or %

N

Mean ± SEM or %

N

Mean ± SEM or %

N

Mean ± SEM or %

N

Mean ± SEM or %

N

Mean ± SEM or %

Sociodemographic

Age, y

7846

29.87 ± 0.09

4726

31.96 ± 0.15

5608

26.63 ± 0.10

5169

30.61 ± 0.13

3685

31.05 ± 0.13

27,034

29.86 ± 0.06

  < 20 y

513

6.7

121

4.38

466

12.44

107

3.75

74

2.46

1281

6.35

 20–≤25 y

2245

29.3

638

21.49

1619

43.47

911

28.34

761

24.36

6174

30.03

 25–≤30 y

1707

23.9

862

22.96

1195

21.07

1051

24.25

910

26.64

5725

23.58

 30–≤35 y

1169

15.8

851

17.94

875

10.54

977

17.14

759

20.87

4631

16.04

 35–≤40 y

1220

13.6

947

16.54

841

7.69

970

14.39

572

13.29

4550

12.98

  > 40 y

992

10.7

1307

16.70

612

4.78

1153

12.13

609

12.39

4673

11.02

Sex, female

2816

19.8

1647

14.3

1572

7.2

1936

16.6

556

13.17

8527

14.7

Education

 High school or equiv.

1096

15.9

531

19.99

1736

43.78

891

26.61

791

23.42

5045

25.5

 Some college

2620

36.4

1435

37.34

2051

36.38

1553

35.62

1427

41.99

9086

37.2

 2-year college

1608

19.0

656

12.51

420

5.84

757

11.88

391

10.37

3832

12.6

 4-year college

862

9.5

819

15.30

816

9.18

852

12.08

481

12.46

3830

11.3

 Beyond college

1660

19.2

1285

14.86

585

4.83

1116

13.81

595

11.76

5241

13.4

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic white

5736

74.3

3062

66.8

3699

67.0

3325

63.0

2861

77.4

18,683

69.8

 Non-Hispanic black

686

7.6

719

12.0

542

8.1

680

11.4

135

3.4

2762

8.6

 Hispanic

804

10.2

564

13.1

983

17.8

592

13.3

412

12.1

3355

13.1

 Other/multiple

620

7.9

381

8.1

384

7.2

572

12.3

277

7.2

2234

8.5

Marital status

 Never married

2270

29.3

842

23.12

1559

39.75

1323

31.49

942

28.13

6936

30.7

 Currently married

4669

60.4

3126

64.44

3388

51.27

3138

57.27

2365

62.21

16,686

58.9

 Separated/divorced/ widowed

907

10.3

758

12.45

661

8.99

708

11.23

378

9.67

3412

10.5

Children, N

7846

0.81 ± 0.01

4726

0.85 ± 0.02

5608

0.60 ± 0.02

5169

0.75 ± 0.02

3685

0.79 ± 0.02

27,034

0.76 ± 0.01

 None

4537

57.6

2496

57.31

3116

68.02

2769

60.14

2026

57.21

14,944

60.1

 One or more

3309

42.40

2230

42.69

2492

31.98

2400

39.87

1659

42.79

12,090

39.9

Pay gradeb

 E1-E4

2718

35.96

1205

47.48

1850

57.82

957

39.14

993

33.15

7723

42.7

 E5-E6

2186

34.39

1084

24.88

1529

23.46

1572

34.70

1293

37.46

7664

30.9

 E7-E9

1287

9.99

673

10.03

859

7.49

1069

8.89

481

10.79

4369

9.4

 WO1-WO5

–

–

517

2.84

312

1.11

228

0.50

163

3.51

1220

1.3

 O1-O3

1052

11.3

485

8.90

564

6.66

763

9.80

400

`

3259

9.3

 O4-O10

603

8.34

762

5.87

494

3.45

580

6.97

355

6.14

2794

6.3

Enrolled in current weight control program

145

1.83

145

3.82

143

2.71

203

3.92

108

3.26

744

3.0

Weight loss to join service

 None

7076

89.87

4232

87.99

5000

87.03

4734

90.84

3387

91.34

24,429

89.3

  < 5 lbs

70

0.80

39

0.92

56

0.74

35

0.58

26

0.66

226

0.8

 5–9 lbs

186

2.22

143

3.03

156

2.38

102

1.93

74

2.22

661

2.3

 10–14 lbs

201

2.75

119

2.50

139

2.93

123

2.21

59

1.67

641

2.5

 15–19 lbs

84

1.13

51

1.30

73

1.89

54

1.35

45

1.41

307

1.4

 20–29 lbs

108

1.45

48

1.23

73

1.76

59

1.27

38

1.05

326

1.4

  ≥ 30 lbs

121

1.78

94

3.04

111

3.26

62

1.82

56

1.65

444

2.3

Deployed since 9/2001

4384

57.25

3587

69.25

3820

57.96

3949

70.22

1980

52.58

17,720

61.26

Health behaviors

Dietary intake (ser/wk)

 Fruit

7846

8.74 ± 0.08

4726

7.81 ± 0.12

5608

7.98 ± 0.11

5169

8.64 ± 0.12

3685

9.11 ± 0.11

27,034

8.45 ± 0.05

 Starch

 

5.94 ± 0.06

 

6.11 ± 0.10

 

6.29 ± 0.10

 

6.04 ± 0.10

 

6.12 ± 0.09

 

6.09 ± 0.04

 Vegetables

 

9.75 ± 0.08

 

9.12 ± 0.12

 

8.68 ± 0.11

 

9.54 ± 0.12

 

10.20 ± 0.11

 

9.44 ± 0.05

 Whole grains

 

9.70 ± 0.08

 

9.24 ± 0.12

 

9.17 ± 0.11

 

9.24 ± 0.12

 

9.69 ± 0.11

 

9.42 ± 0.05

 Dairy

 

9.61 ± 0.07

 

9.25 ± 0.13

 

8.89 ± 0.12

 

9.05 ± 0.12

 

9.97 ± 0.11

 

9.35 ± 0.05

 Lean meat

 

9.81 ± 0.07

 

9.41 ± 0.13

 

9.48 ± 0.12

 

9.40 ± 0.12

 

10.12 ± 0.11

 

9.64 ± 0.05

 Snacks

 

3.66 ± 0.05

 

3.68 ± 0.09

 

4.17 ± 0.09

 

3.89 ± 0.09

 

3.84 ± 0.08

 

3.84 ± 0.04

 Sweets

 

3.61 ± 0.05

 

3.75 ± 0.09

 

3.80 ± 0.09

 

3.85 ± 0.09

 

3.66 ± 0.08

 

3.73 ± 0.04

 Sugary drinks

 

4.68 ± 0.07

 

5.86 ± 0.14

 

6.22 ± 0.12

 

5.05 ± 0.12

 

4.39 ± 0.10

 

5.24 ± 0.05

 Caffeinated drinks

 

7.38 ± 0.08

 

8.47 ± 0.14

 

7.66 ± 0.13

 

8.02 ± 0.13

 

9.25 ± 0.13

 

8.01 ± 0.05

 Fried food

 

2.72 ± 0.04

 

2.85 ± 0.08

 

3.26 ± 0.08

 

3.04 ± 0.08

 

2.66 ± 0.06

 

2.90 ± 0.03

Exercise (min/wk)

 Moderate aerobic

7846

159.9 ± 1.5

4726

203.6 ± 2.7

5608

186.8 ± 2.5

5169

166.3 ± 2.4

3685

162.6 ± 2.3

27,034

174.7 ± 1.0

 Vigorous aerobic

 

110.8 ± 1.2

 

130.5 ± 2.3

 

130.0 ± 2.2

 

104.1 ± 2.1

 

100.7 ± 1.9

 

115.6 ± 0.8

 Strength training

 

97.8 ± 1.3

 

113.1 ± 2.3

 

124.6 ± 2.4

 

92.0 ± 2.2

 

93.5 ± 1.9

 

104.4 ± 0.9

Smoking

 Current

1221

16.63

945

26.88

1317

30.47

979

24.63

675

19.87

5137

23.24

 Former

1337

17.00

882

18.28

1061

16.07

998

17.22

774

21.12

5052

17.64

 Never

5288

66.38

2899

54.85

3230

53.45

3192

58.15

2236

59.02

16,845

59.11

Alcohol intake, drinks/d

7846

0.20 ± 0.01

4726

0.31 ± 0.01

5608

0.45 ± 0.02

5169

0.32 ± 0.01

3685

0.31 ± 0.01

27,034

0.31 ± 0.00

 Non-drinker

1784

22.57

1072

23.25

1127

19.81

1021

20.47

527

14.76

5531

20.64

  < 1/2 drink/d

4932

62.39

2564

54.06

2941

50.07

2967

55.46

2150

58.44

15,554

56.53

 1/2–1 drink/d

978

12.69

872

16.28

1116

19.47

998

18.73

851

22.22

4815

17.17

 1–< 2 drinks/d

107

1.64

152

4.29

253

6.08

124

3.11

109

3.20

745

3.52

 2–< 4 drinks/d

34

0.52

49

1.66

139

3.69

47

1.74

36

1.06

305

1.68

  ≥ 4 drinks/d

11

0.19

17

0.47

32

0.88

12

0.47

12

0.32

84

0.45

Sleep, hrs/night

7846

6.58 ± 0.02

4726

6.05 ± 0.03

5608

6.14 ± 0.03

5169

6.24 ± 0.03

3685

6.55 ± 0.02

27,034

6.33 ± 0.01

  < 5 h/night

503

6.45

616

15.10

674

13.51

536

12.65

186

4.77

2515

10.36

 5–< 6 h/night

1158

14.49

960

21.71

1190

22.52

1031

20.06

551

14.63

4890

18.48

 6–< 7 h/night

2433

31.56

1599

32.88

1835

31.87

1740

31.74

1278

34.35

8885

32.27

 7–< 8 h/night

2196

28.01

967

18.71

1194

18.97

1186

21.51

1087

29.80

6630

23.54

 8–< 9 h/night

1309

16.57

489

9.79

580

10.82

561

11.49

509

14.23

3448

12.92

 9–< 10 h/night

176

2.11

58

1.03

67

1.05

57

1.20

44

1.27

402

1.42

 ≥ 10 h/night

71

0.81

37

0.76

68

1.26

58

1.34

30

0.94

264

1.01

Medical conditions

High blood pressure

887

11.7

836

16.2

759

12.5

775

13.8

456

11.7

3713

13.0

High cholesterol

965

12.1

858

13.9

659

8.2

989

15.3

627

15.6

4098

12.7

High triglycerides

454

5.9

324

5.2

179

2.1

470

7.4

318

7.7

1745

5.5

Low HDL cholesterol

474

6.1

416

6.7

219

2.7

478

7.7

334

8.1

1921

6.1

High blood glucose

92

1.1

110

1.8

78

1.1

151

2.4

68

1.6

499

1.5

Body mass index, kg/m2

7846

25.74 ± 0.04

4726

26.57 ± 0.07

5608

25.36 ± 0.05

5169

26.42 ± 0.06

3685

26.33 ± 0.06

27,034

26.02 ± 0.03

 Overweight/obese

4309

58.2

3128

67.8

3005

58.2

3358

66.0

2492

67.6

16,292

62.6

Total conditions, N

7846

0.37 ± 0.01

4726

0.44 ± 0.01

5608

0.27 ± 0.01

5169

0.47 ± 0.02

3685

0.45 ± 0.02

27,034

0.39 ± 0.01

 ≥ 1 condition(s)

1749

22.3

1528

27.1

1263

18.5

1607

26.5

1047

26.1

7194

23.7

  1. a Characteristics are weighted to representative populations
  2. b Pay grade E denotes Enlisted, W denotes Warrant Officer, and O denotes Officer