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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of study population (n = 15,854)

From: Spatial pattern of body mass index among adults in the diabetes study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

Variable

Number

Percent

Age (years)

30-51

3,794

23.93

52-64

6,941

43.78

≥ 65

5,119

32.29

Sex

Female

7,799

49.19

Male

8,055

50.81

Race/ethnicity

White non-Latino

3,708

23.39

African American

2,818

17.77

Latino

3,023

19.07

Asian

4,298

27.11

Other*

2,007

12.66

Income to poverty ratio**

> 600% poverty level

2,691

16.97

301-600%

4,526

28.55

101-300%

4,074

25.7

0-100%

1,391

8.77

Missing

3,172

20.01

Marital status

Married

10,941

69.01

Living Together

370

2.33

Divorced/Separated

1,900

11.98

Widowed

1,265

7.98

Never married

1,338

8.44

Missing

40

0.25

Education

No high school degree

2,437

15.37

High school/GED/technical school diploma

6,620

41.76

Associate degree

1,800

11.35

College graduate

3,185

20.09

Post graduate

1,537

9.69

Missing education

275

1.73

Nativity

Born in USA

9,901

62.45

Born outside USA

5,930

37.4

Missing nativity

23

0.14

  1. *Other race/ethnicity category includes Pacific Islander, American Indian/Native American, and Alaskan Native.
  2. **Poverty level defined as self-reported family income for a given age and household size divided by the 2005 poverty level income for the same age and household size.