Research Article
Patient Perception of Ideal Body Weight and the Effect of Body Mass Index
Table 1
Demographics of survey respondents.
| Gender | | Male | 78 (30.7%) | Female | 151 (59.4%) | Age | | <20 | 5 (2.0%) | 20–29 | 22 (8.7%) | 30–39 | 36 (14.2%) | 40–49 | 64 (25.2%) | 50–59 | 62 (24.4%) | 60–69 | 37 (14.6%) | ≥70 | 28 (11.0%) | Measured height (inches) | | Range | 55–74 | Mean | 64.33 | SD | 3.886 | Measured weight (pounds) | | Range | 85–434 | Mean | 186.43 | SD | 51.125 | Measured BMI (m/kg2) | | Range | 16.06–61.51 | Mean | 31.71 | SD | 8.016 | Measured BMI groups | | Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 6 (2.4%) | Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 40 (15.7%) | Overweight (BMI 25–29.9) | 74 (29.1%) | Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 134 (52.8%) | Ethnicity/race | | Latino/Hispanic | 167 (65.7%) | African-American/Black | 71 (28.0%) | Other | 9 (3.6%) | Multiple or invalid response | 7 (2.8%) | Comorbidities | | DM | 53 (20.9%) | HTN | 125 (49.2%) | High cholesterol | 65 (25.6%) | Heart disease | 27 (10.6%) |
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