Research Article

Grade 2 and 3 Obesity and Diagnosed Prostate Cancer in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men: An Epidemiologic Study with Stratified Multistage Sampling Design

Table 1

Unadjusted rates and 95% CIs of overweight and grade 1–3 obesity by selected factors in men aged 40 years or older in NHANES 2001–2010.

CharacteristicsOverweight ( ) Grade 1 obesity( )Grade 2 obesity( )Grade 3 obesity( ) value*

Age
 Middle-aged43.1 (41.0, 45.2)22.8 (21.2, 24.5)8.4 (7.3, 9.5)4.1 (3.4, 4.9)0.038
 Elderly42.6 (40.8, 44.5)22.8 (21.2, 24.4)7.7 (6.6, 8.8)2.9 (2.1, 3.6)
Race
 Hispanic48.3 (45.5, 51.2)23.2 (21.0, 25.5)7.7 (6.1, 9.3)2.4 (1.6, 3.2)<0.0001
 Non-Hispanic white43.6 (41.7, 45.5)23.1 (21.5, 24.7)8.4 (7.3, 9.5)3.7 (3.0, 4.3)
 Non-Hispanic black35.6 (33.2, 38.0)22.1 (19.6, 24.6)8.7 (7.1, 10.2)5.4 (4.2, 6.5)
 Other34.4 (28.0, 40.9)17.6 (11.3, 23.9)4.4 (0.3, 8.5)3.2 (0.4, 6.0)
Education
 College or above43.8 (41.5, 46.0)22.8 (21.3, 24.4)8.3 (7.0, 9.6)3.3 (2.5, 4.1)0.398
 High school or below41.8 (39.5, 44.1)22.8 (21.0, 24.6)8.0 (6.7, 9.3)4.2 (3.4, 5.1)
Poverty
 No43.0 (41.4, 44.6)23.3 (21.9, 24.7)8.4 (7.4, 9.3)3.8 (3.2, 4.4)<0.0001
 Yes39.6 (35.8, 43.5)19.0 (15.7, 22.2)7.6 (5.3, 9.9)2.6 (1.2, 4.0)
Alcohol use
 No37.9 (34.6, 41.3)23.2 (20.2, 26.2)8.8 (6.4, 11.2)6.3 (4.5, 8.1)0.0005
 Yes44.0 (42.3, 45.8)22.9 (21.5, 24.2)8.0 (7.0, 9.0)3.3 (2.7, 3.9)
Smoking
 Nonsmoking44.2 (41.8, 46.6)21.4 (19.2, 23.7)9.2 (7.5, 10.9)4.4 (3.5, 5.3)<0.0001
 Previous smoking45.8 (43.2, 48.3)24.6 (22.6, 26.6)8.4 (6.8, 10.0)3.3 (2.4, 4.2)
 Current smoking38.0 (35.0, 41.0)22.5 (19.9, 25.0)6.8 (5.6, 8.1)3.5 (2.4, 4.5)

Note: sampling weights were incorporated into data analyses.
value is for testing the significance of association of individual characteristics with grades of obesity.
NHANES: National Health and Examination Survey.