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Table 1 Characteristics of US adults (aged ≥20 y) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010a, overall and by weight loss activities

From: Differences in consumer use of food labels by weight loss strategies and demographic characteristics

  

Weight loss efforts

 
 

Total

Pursuing weight loss activities

No weight loss activities

P for diff

 

N

N(%)

N(%)

 

Total

9690

3842 (43)

5848 (57)

 

Sex

 Male

4772

1536 (40)

3236 (54)

<0.001

 Female

4918

2306 (60)

2612 (46)

 

Race-ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic white

4772

1891 (75)

2883 (74)

0.50

 Non-Hispanic black

1764

696 (11)

1068 (11)

 

 Mexican American

2706

1092 (13)

1614 (14)

 

Age

 20–44 y

4382

1899 (52)

2483 (48)

< 0.001

 45–64 y

3180

1327 (37)

1853 (35)

 

  ≥ 65 y

2128

616 (11)

1512 (18)

 

Education

 Less than high school

2689

811 (14)

1878 (22)

< 0.001

 High school (or GED)

2328

872 (22)

1456 (25)

 

 More than high school

4661

2158 (64)

2503 (53)

 

Marital status

 Currently married

5034

2044 (57)

2990 (53)

0.03

 Previously married

2116

791 (16)

1325 (19)

 

 Living with a partner

777

277 (7)

500 (9)

 

 Never married

1760

729 (20)

1031 (20)

 

Bodyweightb

 Healthy

2762

561 (18)

2201 (42)

< 0.001

 Overweight

3374

1381 (37)

1993 (34)

 

 Obese

3304

1871 (45)

1433 (24)

 

Poverty income ratio

  < 130 % FPL

2778

955 (18)

1923 (24)

< 0.01

  ≥ 130 % FPL

6059

2606 (82)

3453 (76)

 
  1. Note: P-value for difference is based on chi-squared test
  2. a Percentage of US population estimated with survey weights to adjust for unequal probability of sampling
  3. b Healthy weight [BMI (kg/m2) 18.5–24.99], Overweight (BMI 25–29.99), Obese (BMI ≥ 30)