Retrospective Reports of Weight Change and Inflammation in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Table 1

Characteristics of persons age 40 and older in the US NHANES 2005–2008 (n = 2,708).

	Mean ± SD or %
Age (years)*	60.21±13.52
Men (%)	47.59
Current smoker (%)	21.27
Inflammation and infection
C-reactive protein, mg/L*	0.5±0.8
White blood cell count, ×1000 cells/𝜇L*	7.5±2.6
Weight status
Body mass index (kg/m^2)*	28.51±6.27
Weight change in past 1 year (%)
Loss
≥10 kg	6.19
4–9 kg	13.81
Stable (<4 kg)	63.91
Gain
4–9 kg	12.84
≥10 kg	3.25
Weight change in past 10 years (%)
Loss
≥10 kg	6.91
4–9 kg	9.72
Stable (<4 kg)	33.28
Gain
4–9 kg	25.65
≥10 kg	24.44

*Unweighted averages were reported in order to obtain standard deviations (SD).