Table 1 Population Profile. Non-pregnant participants ages 16 and up in NHANES 1999–2013, complete data on BMI and weight perception. N = 37,281

Percent of total

1.9

34

33

32

–

–

Date measured (years since 1999)

6.9

7.0

7.6

8.0

> 0.10

***

Age, years

38

40

47

46

0.03

***

Male

36

44

58

47

***

0.001

Ethnicity

–

–

–

–

0.01

***

 African-American

11

9.2

9.9

15

> 0.10

***

 European-American

71

70

70

67

(ref)

(ref)

 Hispanic

7.5

12

15

14

0.02

***

 Other

11

9.0

5.4

3.9

> 0.10

***

Household income as % of FMPI

–

–

–

–

***

***

  < 100

24

15

13

15

0.002

0.02

 100–200

25

19

19

22

0.04

> 0.10

 200–300

13

14

15

16

(ref)

(ref)

 300–400

14

14

14

14

> 0.10

> 0.10

 400–500

9.0

10

11

11

> 0.10

> 0.10

  > 500

15

27

28

21

0.01

***

Obesity class

n/a

n/a

 1

59

–

–

 2

0

0

0

25

–

–

 3

17

–

–

Perceived body size

–

–

–

–

n/a

n/a

 Too small

56

10

1.0

0.54

–

–

 About right

43

73

39

8.6

–

–

 Too large

1.3

17

60

91

–

–

Self-estimated weight category based on BMI

–

–

–

–

n/a

n/a

 Underweight

67

1.2

0.02

0.008

–

–

 Normal weight

33

92

14

0.25

–

–

 Overweight

0

6.6

81

16

–

–

 Obese

0

0.14

4.3

84

Measured BMI as % of self-estimated:

mean, 5th, 95th percentiles

97

87, 106

100

92, 108

102

95, 111

104

96, 116

***

***