Table 1 Characteristics of Adults, aged 45–59 years in the NHANES 2003–2006
n | 1230 |
Age (y, mean ± SD) | 51.7 ± 3.2 |
Sex (% male) | 47.6 |
Race/ethnicity (%) | |
NHW | 76.6 |
NHB | 12.1 |
Mexican Am | 5.0 |
Other Hisp | 1.9 |
Other/ Mixed Race | 4.4 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 29.3 ± 5.1 |
Energy intake (kcal, (mean ± SD) | 2114 ± 618 |
Daily fruit and vegetable intake, g p/d (mean ± SD) | 599 ± 626 |
Pre-diabetes (%), n = 1193 | |
No | 74.0 |
Yes | 26.0 |
Diabetes (%) | |
No | 90.1 |
Yes | 9.9 |
Hypertensive (%) | |
No | 64.8 |
Yes | 35.2 |
Coronary heart disease or angina (pectoris) (%) | |
No | 95.0 |
Yes | 5.0 |
Health insurance coverage (%) | |
No | 13.7 |
Yes | 86.3 |
Family income to poverty ratio (%) | |
Below 1 | 7.9 |
1–1.99 | 13.8 |
2–3.99 | 27.2 |
4 and above | 51.2 |
Education level (%) | |
HS/ GED and below | 37.7 |
Some college and above | 62.3 |
Smoking (%) | |
Current smokers | 28.6 |
Non-smokers with a history of smoking | 26.2 |
Non-smokers | 45.2 |