Table 2 |
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Mean weight changes among adults aged ≥18 years who were at risk for obesity a and extreme obesity b between 2008 and 2009, by socio-demographic characteristic, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: United States, 2009 |
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At risk for obesity |
At risk for extreme obesity |
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(BMI 11.7-29.9 kg/m2) |
(BMI 11.7-39.9 kg/m2) |
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(N = 284,122) |
(N = 382,713) |
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Characteristic |
Mean change (lb)c |
(95% CI) |
Mean change (lb)c |
(95% CI) |
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Overall |
1.5 |
(1.4, 1.6) |
-0.2 |
(-0.3, -0.1) |
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Age group (years) |
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18-29 |
3.9 |
(3.5, 4.2) |
2.3 |
(1.9, 2.6) |
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30-49 |
1.7 |
(1.6, 1.9) |
0.1 |
(-0.1, 0.2) |
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50-69 |
0.6 |
(0.5, 0.7) |
-1.2 |
(-1.3, -1.1) |
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≥ 70 |
-1.0 |
(-1.2, -0.9) |
-2.3 |
(-2.4, -2.1) |
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Sex |
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Women |
1.6 |
(1.5, 1.8) |
0.2 |
(0.1, 0.3) |
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Men |
1.3 |
(1.1, 1.5) |
-0.5 |
(-0.7, -0.4) |
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Race/ethnicity |
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White, non-Hispanic |
0.9 |
(0.8, 1.0) |
-0.6 |
(-0.7, -0.5) |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
3.7 |
(3.1, 4.2) |
1.2 |
(0.7, 1.6) |
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Hispanic |
3.1 |
(2.7, 3.5) |
1.0 |
(0.6, 1.4) |
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Educational level |
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< High school |
3.6 |
(3.2, 4.0) |
1.4 |
(1.0, 1.8) |
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High school |
2.2 |
(2.0, 2.4) |
0.3 |
(0.1, 0.5) |
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Some college |
1.5 |
(1.4, 1.7) |
-0.3 |
(-0.5, -0.2) |
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College graduate |
0.4 |
(0.3, 0.5) |
-0.8 |
(-1.0, -0.7) |
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Census region |
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Northeast |
1.4 |
(1.2, 1.7) |
-0.2 |
(-0.4, 0.1) |
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Midwest |
1.4 |
(1.2, 1.5) |
-0.3 |
(-0.5, -0.1) |
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South |
1.7 |
(1.5, 1.9) |
-0.1 |
(-0.2, 0.1) |
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West |
1.3 |
(1.1, 1.5) |
-0.2 |
(-0.4, 0.0) |
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Territory |
1.9 |
(1.3, 2.4) |
0.3 |
(-0.3, 0.9) |
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Baseline BMI (kg/m2) |
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11.7-24.9 |
3.0 |
(2.8, 3.1) |
- d |
- d |
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25.0-27.4 |
0.6 |
(0.5, 0.8) |
- |
- |
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27.5-29.9 |
-1.2 |
(-1.4, -0.9) |
- |
- |
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11.7-29.9 |
-e |
- e |
1.5 |
(1.4, 1.6) |
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30.0-32.4 |
- |
- |
-3.0 |
(-3.3, -2.7) |
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32.5-34.9 |
- |
- |
-5.5 |
(-6.0, -5.0) |
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35.0-37.4 |
- |
- |
-7.3 |
(-7.9, -6.6) |
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37.5-39.9 |
- |
- |
-10.1 |
(-11.2, -9.1) |
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a At risk for obesity: BMI 11.7-29.9 kg/m2 b At risk for extreme obesity: BMI 11.7-39.9 kg/m2 c Weighted mean d Not applicable; we combined these three baseline BMI categories for adults who were at risk for extreme obesity to ensure adequate sample size e Not applicable; we used three baseline BMI categories (as indicted in the table) for adults who were at risk for obesity |
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Pan et al. Population Health Metrics 2011 9:56 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-9-56 |
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