Table 1 Weighted prevalence of weight status in U.S. adults by sex and race/ethnicity, CHIS 2013–2014 (n = 47,970)
From: Ethnic group differences in obesity in Asian Americans in California, 2013–2014
Weighted prevalence by weight status, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obesity | P-value | |
(n = 748) | (n = 16,213) | (n = 17,501) | (n = 13,508) | ||
Asians (standard BMI cut points) | |||||
Both sexes | 136 (2.5) | 2154 (53.8) | 1166 (32.6) | 354 (11.1) | < 0.0001 |
Males | 29 (0.9) | 834 (44.4) | 637 (41.3) | 173 (13.4) | < 0.0001 |
Females | 107 (4.0) | 1320 (62.1) | 529 (24.9) | 181 (9.0) | |
Asians (WHO Asian BMI cut points) | |||||
Both sexes | 131 (2.4) | 1371 (34.3) | 1530 (40.0) | 778 (23.3) | < 0.0001 |
Males | 29 (0.9) | 446 (22.3) | 817 (48.9) | 381 (28.0) | < 0.0001 |
Females | 102 (3.7) | 925 (44.9) | 713 (32.2) | 397 (19.2) | |
Whites | |||||
Both sexes | 470 (1.4) | 11,335 (37.6) | 10,935 (36.1) | 7865 (24.8) | < 0.0001 |
Males | 99 (0.9) | 3692 (32.3) | 5246 (41.6) | 3234 (25.2) | < 0.0001 |
Females | 371 (1.9) | 7643 (42.5) | 5689 (31.3) | 4631 (24.5) | |
Hispanics | |||||
Both sexes | 84 (0.8) | 2094 (26.7) | 2991 (39.0) | 2827 (33.5) | < 0.0001 |
Males | 29 (0.7) | 692 (22.3) | 1375 (42.2) | 1128 (34.8) | < 0.0001 |
Females | 55 (1.0) | 1402 (30.9) | 1616 (35.9) | 1699 (32.1) | |
Blacks | |||||
Both sexes | 29 (1.4) | 525 (27.5) | 749 (33.1) | 775 (38.0) | < 0.0001 |
Males | 12 (1.2) | 194 (26.4) | 320 (38.3) | 272 (34.0) | 0.0899 |
Females | 17 (1.6) | 331 (28.4) | 429 (28.4) | 503 (41.6) | |
Other races | |||||
Both sexes | 34 (0.5) | 888 (26.5) | 1296 (37.1) | 1263 (36.0) | < 0.0001 |
Males | 14 (0.4) | 324 (22.0) | 638 (40.1) | 550 (37.5) | 0.0002 |
Females | 20 (0.6) | 564 (31.8) | 658 (33.4) | 731 (33.4) | |