Table 1 |
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Prevalence of Prescription Weight Loss Medication Use in the Previous 2 Years by Characteristics. |
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| Women |
Men |
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| (N = 78127) |
(N = 57308) |
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| n |
% (SE) |
OR* (95% CI) |
n |
% (SE) |
OR* (95% CI) |
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| Characteristic |
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| Age group (yrs) |
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| ≥ 55 |
26787 |
1.61 (0.14) |
0.25 (0.20–0.32) |
16484 |
0.87 (0.13) |
0.92 (0.58–1.47) |
| 35–54 |
31256 |
5.54 (0.22) |
0.81 (0.71–0.93) |
24320 |
1.06 (0.09) |
1.03 (0.73–1.45) |
| 18–34 |
20084 |
4.80 (0.23) |
1.00 |
16504 |
0.64 (0.10) |
1.00 |
| Race/ethnicity |
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| Other |
2613 |
2.80 (0.72) |
0.69 (0.40–1.13) |
2245 |
0.26 (0.10) |
0.41 (0.20–0.86) |
| Hispanic |
6248 |
5.31 (0.48) |
1.12 (0.91–1.38) |
4447 |
1.26 (0.27) |
1.62 (1.02–2.57) |
| Non-Hispanic black |
7086 |
3.90 (0.35) |
0.66 (0.54–0.80) |
4027 |
0.58 (0.15) |
0.69 (0.40–1.19) |
| Non-Hispanic white |
62180 |
3.93 (0.12) |
1.00 |
46589 |
0.88 (0.07) |
1.00 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
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| ≥ 30 |
14296 |
10.2 (0.42) |
2.27 (1.98–2.60) |
10566 |
3.11 (0.26) |
6.24 (4.43–8.79) |
| 25.0–29.9 |
22005 |
4.88 (0.23) |
1.00 |
26036 |
0.51 (0.08) |
1.00 |
| <25.0 |
41826 |
1.45 (0.10) |
0.24 (0.20–0.28) |
20706 |
0.20 (0.04) |
0.41 (0.24–0.69) |
| Education level |
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| College graduate |
19203 |
3.50 (0.23) |
1.13 (0.86–1.48) |
17525 |
0.92 (0.11) |
1.00 (0.61–1.64) |
| Some college |
22179 |
5.24 (0.25) |
1.62 (1.28–2.06) |
15151 |
0.93 (0.13) |
1.04 (0.63–1.69) |
| High school |
26614 |
3.83 (0.18) |
1.26 (1.00–1.59) |
17840 |
0.75 (0.10) |
0.85 (0.52–1.39) |
| <High school |
10026 |
3.00 (0.30) |
1.00 |
6734 |
0.92 (0.19) |
1.00 |
| Household income |
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| Don't know/refused |
11947 |
2.14 (0.21) |
0.88 (0.69–1.13) |
6402 |
0.55 (0.18) |
0.90 (0.42–1.95) |
| ≥ $75,000 |
6859 |
5.13 (0.41) |
2.06 (1.60–2.65) |
7523 |
1.41 (0.19) |
2.24 (1.38–3.62) |
| $50–74,999 |
9044 |
5.24 (0.38) |
1.68 (1.34–2.10) |
8690 |
1.03 (0.15) |
1.51 (0.91–2.52) |
| $35–49,999 |
12108 |
5.19 (0.35) |
1.54 (1.24–1.92) |
10975 |
0.88 (0.16) |
1.28 (0.75–2.19) |
| $20–34,999 |
19766 |
3.91 (0.22) |
1.16 (0.97–1.39) |
14929 |
0.68 (0.10) |
0.99 (0.61–1.62) |
| <$20,000 |
18403 |
3.52 (0.24) |
1.00 |
8789 |
0.72 (0.16) |
1.00 |
| Marital status† |
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| Married |
39608 |
4.28 (0.16) |
0.90 (0.79–1.04) |
33318 |
1.00 (0.08) |
1.02 (0.74–1.42) |
| Not married |
38428 |
3.72 (0.1) |
1.00 |
23923 |
0.65 (0.09) |
1.00 |
| Geographic region |
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| South |
17887 |
5.11 (0.34) |
0.90 (0.77–1.07) |
14385 |
0.86 (0.17) |
1.3 (0.83–2.04) |
| Northeast |
26747 |
4.70 (0.18) |
0.47 (0.37–0.60) |
18007 |
1.11 (0.11) |
0.85 (0.50–1.44) |
| Midwest |
13508 |
2.32 (0.22) |
0.61 (0.51–0.73) |
10165 |
0.72 (0.12) |
0.71 (0.44–1.15) |
| West |
18524 |
3.48 (0.21) |
1.00 |
13839 |
0.62 (0.08) |
1.00 |
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*Models are adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, education level, household income, marital status, and geographic region. †Marital status: respondents were classified as "not married if they were divorced, widowed, separated, never been married, member of an unmarried couple. |
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Blanck et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2004 1:17 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-1-17 |
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