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Table 2 Baseline characteristics by BMI category and sex (N = 1541 males and N = 3484 females)

From: Diabetes and lipid screening among patients in primary care: A cohort study

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 

Males

Females

 

<25

25–<30

30–<35

≥35

<25

25–<30

30–<35

≥35

 

(n = 374)

(n = 705)

(n = 315)

(n = 147)

(n = 1618)

(n = 1010)

(n = 500)

(n = 356)

 

% of Subjects

   Age, years

        

<35

26

15

10

11

34

24

20

22

35–44

21

21

22

27

27

23

23

24

45–54

26

27

31

33

19

22

20

29

55–64

12

16

16

14

7

11

15

14

≥65

15

21

20

16

12

20

23

12

   Race/ethnicity

        

Black

4

4

6

10

4

8

11

13

Hispanic

1

1

2

2

1

2

2

1

Other

10

5

2

1

8

6

4

1

White

38

52

53

43

56

53

52

50

Missing

48

39

38

44

31

31

31

35

   Hypertension

18

30

44

48

10

24

34

38

   Diabetes

7

12

22

32

3

6

18

22

   Hypertriglyceridemia

6

17

23

20

3

11

19

18

   Low HDL

7

17

20

24

4

14

24

22

   High LDL

8

17

17

16

4

11

18

13