Table 1 Characteristics of the sample population. Values are through complex analysis unless otherwise stated.
From: Sarcopenic obesity is associated with telomere shortening: findings from the NHANES 1999–2002
Metric | Value |
|---|---|
Participants, na | 5397 |
Male, % | 51.3 |
Age, mean (SE) | 44.7 (0.4) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 (0.06) |
Ethnicity | |
Mexican Hispanic, % | 7.3 |
Other Hispanic, % | 7.0 |
Non-Hispanic White, % | 72.7 |
Non-Hispanic Black, % | 9.0 |
Other Race–Including Multi-Racial, % | 3.9 |
Education (highest level obtained) | |
Less Than 9th Grade, % | 6.2 |
9–11th Grade (Includes 12th grade with no diploma), % | 13.7 |
High School Grad/GED or Equivalent, % | 26.4 |
Some College or AA degree, % | 28.8 |
College Graduate or above, % | 24.8 |
Refused, % | <0.1 |
Don’t Know, % | 0.1 |
Physical activity | |
Sits during the day and does not walk a lot, % | 23.1 |
Stands or walks a lot during the day but does not carry or lift things often, % | 50.0 |
Lifts light loads or climbs stairs/hills often, % | 18.6 |
Performs heavy work or carries heavy loads, % | 8.2 |
Refused, % | <0.1 |
Don’t Know, % | 0.1 |
Alcohol intake, mean gm/day (SE) | 12.4 (0.8) |
General Health Condition | |
Excellent, % | 24.2 |
Very Good, % | 33.6 |
Good, % | 28.3 |
Fair, % | 11.5 |
Poor, % | 2.3 |
Refused, % | 0.0 |
Don’t Know, % | <0.1 |
Smoking (frequency of cigarette use) | |
Every Day, % | 42.4 |
Some Days, % | 8.0 |
Not At All, % | 49.6 |
Refused, % | 0.0 |
Don’t Know, % | 0.0 |
Four-phenotype model classificationb | |
LA-HM, % | 25.0 |
LA-LM, % | 24.7 |
HA-HM, % | 27.9 |
HA-LM (SO), % | 22.4 |
TrFM/ASM ratio classificationc | |
<15th centile, % | 14.7 |
15–84th centile, % | 70.5 |
≥85th centile (SO), % | 14.8 |
BMI classificationd | |
Healthy, % | 33.8 |
Overweight, % | 36.0 |
Obesity, % | 29.6 |
T/S ratio, mean (SE)e | 1.06 (0.01) |
