The Impact of Incarceration on Obesity: Are Prisoners with Chronic Diseases Becoming Overweight and Obese during Their Confinement?

Table 1

Variables.

Age
Beginning weight
Category of primary offense
Chronic disease: ICD-9 code
Diabetes: 250
Hyperlipidemia: 272.4
Hypertension: 401, 401.1, 401.9, and 997.91
Date of incarceration
Education level
Ending weight
Gender
Height
Race
Security level