Comparing Adult Males and Females in the United States to Examine the Association between Body Mass Index and Frequent Mental Distress: An Analysis of Data from BRFSS 2011
Table 1
Distribution of the sample of adults in the United States, BRFSS 2011 by few sociodemographic factors, BMI, and FMD.
Variable
Categories
Number of respondentsa
Weighted %
95% CI
Age category (years)
18–24
23069
12.88
12.63–13.14
25–34
49621
17.65
17.40–17.89
35–44
65487
17.56
17.34–17.79
45–54
92177
18.87
18.66–19.09
55–64
115569
15.46
15.29–15.63
≥65
160544
17.58
17.42–17.74
Gender
Males
198812
48.73
48.44–49.02
Females
307655
51.27
50.98–51.56
Race and ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
396273
66.42
66.13–66.71
Black non-Hispanics
41056
11.22
11.02–11.42
Asian non-Hispanic
9492
3.93
3.78–4.08
American Indian/Alaska Native non-Hispanic
7088
1.08
1.02–1.13
Hispanic
38764
15.18
14.94–15.43
Other race non-Hispanic
13794
2.17
2.08–2.25
Education
Did not graduate from high school
46423
15.42
15.17–15.67
Graduated from high school
149387
29.22
28.96–29.49
Attended college or technical school
136060
29.98
29.72–30.25
Graduated from college or technical school
172669
25.38
25.16–25.60
Employment status
Employed for wages
207193
47.25
46.96–47.54
Self-employed
40212
7.84
7.68–7.99
Out of work for >1 year
17129
4.80
4.66–4.93
Out of work for <1 year
13971
4.37
4.23–4.51
Homemaker
35353
6.96
6.82–7.09
Student
11435
5.83
5.65–6.02
Retired
142070
16.39
16.23–16.55
Unable to work
142070
6.56
6.43–6.70
BMI category
Normal
163451
34.86
34.57–35.14
Underweight
8279
1.88
1.79–1.96
Overweight
173661
35.85
35.56–36.13
Obese
133116
27.42
27.16–27.68
FMD
Yes
53715
11.95
11.75–12.14
No
442987
88.05
87.86–88.25
BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; FMD: frequent mental distress; OR: odds ratio. The total number of respondents for the variables differs because of unequal number of missing values.
