A.3.
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Socioeconomic Status Differences in
the Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity
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- a. Prevalence of overweight in U.S. adults by race/ethnicity,
gender, and education, 1988-1991.
b. Prevalence of
overweight in U.S. adults by race/ethnicity, gender, and annual family income,
1988-1991.
c.
Prevalence of overweight in U.S. adults by age, race/ethnicity, gender, and
occupation, 1988-1991.
d.
Age-adjusted percentage of people 20 years of age and older who are overweight
(high BMI) by gender, race/ethnicity, and income level, 1988-1991.
e.
Percentage of medicare beneficiaries who are overweight by race, gender, and
education, 1991.
f.
Percentage of medicare beneficiaries who are overweight by race, gender, and
annual family income, 1991.
Note: Due to the fact that
the prevalence estimates in this appendix are based on available published
data, the definitions used to define overweight and obesity are not the same as
those used by the panel.
Table
III.A.3.a: Prevalence of Overweight* in U.S. Adults, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender,
and Education, 1988-1991
|
Black |
|
Mexican American |
|
White |
|
Gender |
<12y |
12y |
>12y |
Total |
>12y |
12y |
>12y |
Total |
<12y |
12y |
>12y |
Total |
Males |
29 |
29 |
36 |
31 |
39 |
43 |
40 |
40 |
39 |
36 |
30 |
34 |
Females |
55 |
51 |
49 |
52 |
53 |
40 |
47 |
49 |
39 |
38 |
30 |
35 |
* Overweight is
defined as
27.8 kg/m2 for men and
27.3 kg/m2 for women.
Source: NCHS/CDC
NHANES III Phase 1, 1988-1991 (760).
Table
III.A.3.b: Prevalence of Overweight* in U.S. Adults, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender,
and Annual Family Income, 1988-1991
|
Black |
|
Mexican American |
|
White |
|
Gender |
$10K |
$10-29,999 |
$30-49,999 |
$50,001+ |
Total |
$10K |
$10-29,999 |
$30-49,999 |
$50,001+ |
Total |
$10K |
$10-29,999 |
$30-49,999 |
$50,001 + |
Total |
Males |
23 |
31 |
34 |
42 |
31 |
33 |
39 |
45 |
48 |
40 |
33 |
35 |
36 |
31 |
34 |
Females |
53 |
50 |
54 |
49 |
52 |
52 |
51 |
43 |
42 |
49 |
43 |
35 |
37 |
27 |
35 |
* Overweight is
defined as
27.8 kg/m2 for men and
27.3 kg/m2 for women.
Source: NCHS/CDC NHANES III Phase 1, 1988-1991 (760).
Table
III.A.3.c: Prevalence of Overweight* in U.S. Adults, by Age, Race/Ethnicity,
Gender, and Occupation, 1988-1991
|
Black |
Mexican American |
White |
Gender/
Age |
White Collar |
Blue Collar |
Farm |
Service |
Total |
White Collar |
Blue Collar |
Farm |
Service |
Total |
White Collar |
Blue Collar |
Farm |
Service |
Tota l |
Males |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25-44 |
28 |
35 |
15 |
32 |
31 |
46 |
32 |
30 |
36+ |
35 |
30 |
31 |
24 |
30+ |
30 |
45-64 |
44 |
35 |
15 |
38± |
37 |
41 |
58 |
38 |
54+ |
51 |
38 |
38 |
47 |
21 |
37 |
Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25-44 |
47 |
48 |
|
55 |
48 |
48 |
40 |
|
41 |
46 |
27 |
38 |
|
31 |
29 |
45-64 |
56 |
55 |
|
66 |
60± |
55 |
55 |
|
58 |
57 |
41 |
45± |
|
43 |
42 |
* Overweight is
defined as
27.8 kg/m2 for men and
27.3 kg/m2 for women.
± Estimate not
reliable because of small sample size.
Source: NCHS/CDC NHANES III Phase 1, 1988-1991 (760).
Table
III.A.3.d: Age-Adjusted Percentage of People 20 Years of Age and Older Who Are
Overweight (High BMI), by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Income Level,
1988-1991
|
Total Population |
Non Hispanic White |
Non Hispanic Black |
Mexican Americans |
Sex and Poverty |
Sample |
Percent |
SE |
Sample |
Percent |
SE |
Sample |
Percent |
SE |
Sample |
Percent |
SE |
Males |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below poverty |
712 |
30.4 |
2.24 |
142 |
29.8 |
3.02 |
211 |
29.6 |
2.53 |
338 |
36.9 |
4.22 |
At or above poverty |
3,609 |
31.9 |
1.00 |
1,625 |
32.3 |
1.02 |
724 |
32.8 |
1.65 |
621 |
40.6 |
1.02 |
Under 131% poverty |
1,034 |
32.8 |
2.49 |
238 |
33.3 |
3.18 |
313 |
28.4 |
2.20 |
453 |
37.2 |
3.44 |
Over 350% pverty |
954 |
29.0 |
1.34 |
664 |
28.7 |
1.39 |
162 |
36.4 |
3.31 |
105 |
46.1 |
5.72 |
Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below poverty |
850 |
47.3 |
2.70 |
189 |
46.9 |
5.12 |
290 |
50.0 |
3.96 |
347 |
50.5 |
3.02 |
At or above poerty |
2,710 |
32.2 |
1.20 |
1,442 |
30.1 |
1.34 |
637 |
49.0 |
1.61 |
540 |
44.4 |
2.89 |
Under 131% poverty |
1,185 |
46.1 |
2.11 |
321 |
44.7 |
3.88 |
390 |
51.1 |
3.42 |
441 |
50.3 |
2.79 |
Over 350% poverty |
732 |
28.0 |
2.30 |
504 |
26.4 |
2.39 |
116 |
46.1 |
3.11 |
97 |
4.0.0 |
6.81 |
*Includes data for
racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
Note: BMI is an index used to relate weight to stature. For this
analysis, overweight in men is defined as a BMI
27.8 kg/m2; for women, it is
defined as a BMI a 27.3 kg/m2.
Source: HHS, NHANES
III, 1988-1991 (760).
Table
III.A.3.e: Percentage of Medicare Beneficiaries Who Are Overweight*, by Race,
Gender, and Education, 1991
|
Black |
White |
Gender/Age |
<HS |
HS |
>HS |
Total |
<HS |
HS |
>HS |
Total |
Males |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65-74 |
32.1 |
33.9** |
47.5** |
34.0 |
34.0 |
30.1 |
25.5 |
29.8 |
75+ |
20.1 |
14.9** |
16.6** |
21.8 |
18.1 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
15.0 |
All ages |
27.4 |
26.5 |
35.5** |
28.9 |
27.8 |
22.7 |
19.9 |
23.8 |
Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65-74 |
61.8 |
45.7 |
45.0** |
54.1 |
40.6 |
34.5 |
27.9 |
34.6 |
75+ |
44.7 |
12.3 |
43.9 |
40.2 |
29.2 |
21.9 |
19.6 |
24.7 |
All ages |
55.2 |
32.7 |
44.6 |
48.7 |
36.2 |
29.6 |
24.6 |
30.9 |
* Overweight is
defined as a BMI
27.8 kg/m2 for males and
27.3 kg/m2 for females.
** Based on samples of
fewer than 30 persons.
Source: Medicare
Current Beneficiary Survey: 1991, Non-Institutionalized Persons only
(N=9,721) (630).
Table
III.A.3.f: Percentage of Medicare Beneficiaries Who Are Overweight*, by Race,
Gender, and Annual Family Income, 1991
|
Black |
White |
Gender/ Age |
<$10,000 |
$10,001-
30,000 |
$30,001-
50,000 |
$50,001 + |
Unknown/ not rep |
Total |
<$10,000 |
$10,001- 30,000 |
$30,001 -50,000 |
$50,001 + |
Unknown/ not rep |
Total |
Males |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65-74 |
24.0 |
41.7 |
27.2 |
59.02** |
0.0** |
34.0 |
26.2 |
32.3 |
30.7** |
23.9 |
25.6 |
29.8 |
75+ |
17.8 |
27.9 |
-- |
-- |
0.0 |
21.8 |
16.1 |
17.3 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
11.5 |
15.0 |
All ages |
20.6 |
35.2 |
11.3 |
0.0** |
0.0** |
28.9** |
22.0 |
26.3 |
22.7 |
18.0 |
19.8 |
23.8 |
Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65-74 |
59.1 |
46.1 |
27.2 |
34.0** |
0.0 |
54.1 |
43.2 |
36.3 |
25.7** |
20.8 |
25.3 |
34.6 |
75+ |
43.4 |
28.1 |
23.0 |
100.0** |
0.0 |
40.2 |
27.7 |
24.4** |
20.1** |
18.2 |
20.0 |
24.7 |
All ages |
53.0 |
38.2 |
29.3 |
30.5** |
0.0 |
48.7** |
37.9 |
31.4 |
23.1 |
20.6 |
23.8 |
30.9 |
* Overweight is
defined as
27.8 kg/m2 for men and
27.3 kg/m2 for women.
**Based on samples of
fewer than 30 persons.
Source: Medicare
Current Beneficiary Survey: 1991, Non-Institutionalized Persons only (N=9,721)
(630).
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