Association between the food and physical activity environment, obesity, and cardiovascular health across Maine counties

Table 1 Weighted ME Prevalence of Health Behaviors and Poor CVH Across Individual Characteristics, BRFSS 2011-2014^a

Individual Characteristic	Weighted n	%	Poor diet (%)	Inactive (%)	Obese (%)	Diabetic (%)	Poor CVH (%)
ME state	4,252,461	__	79.7	44.9	28.3	9.6	17.0
Age Group
18–45	1,695,630	40.1	79.1	44.1	25.2***	2.7***	6.2***
45–64	1,612,818	38.2	79.7	46.1	33.0	11.4	20.3
≥64	918,532	21.7	81.0	44.1	25.9	19.2	25.0
Sex
Female	2,197,921	51.7	74.8***	45.2	27.8	9.0**	14.8***
Male	2,054,540	48.3	85.0	44.7	28.8	10.3	19.3
Race
White	3,993,057	95.2	79.8	44.8	28.4	9.5	17
Non-White	202,050	4.8	78.1	47.3	27.7	9.7	17.9
Personal Income
<$15,000	450,109	11.9	83.3***	51.1***	33.7***	15.4***	28.2***
$15,000 to <$25,000	702,047	18.6	83.9	51.2	32.9	13.7	24.9
$25,000 to <$50,000	1,082,144	28.6	81.7	45.7	30.0	9.7	17.7
≥$50,000	1,548,240	40.9	75.3	39.0	25.0	6.2	10.8
Education
Less than high school	424,504	10.0	85.1	53.9	33.0	14.9	32.4
High school or equivalent	1,464,257	34.5	84.8	51.4	31.4	11.2	21.4
Some college	1,290,851	30.5	79.1	43.9	29.2	9.0	15.8
Graduated college	1,059,278	25.0	71.4	33.8	21.1	6.1	8.3

Results based on 40,398 respondents surveyed in the Maine BRFSS from 2011 to 2014. Percentages reflect BRFSS weighted estimates for Maine
Chi-squared statistical significance within category (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.0001)
Abbreviations: BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CVH, cardiovascular health; ME, Maine
^aNumber of missing responses by category (): Age Group (317); Sex (0); Race (606); Income (4405); Education (146); Poor diet (20,359); Inactive (20,941); Obese (1747); Diabetic (45); Poor CVH (23,876)

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