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Table 1 Distribution of study participants

From: Change in prevalence of restrictive lung impairment in the U.S. population and associated risk factors: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1988–1994 and 2007–2010

 

NHANES 1988–1994

NHANES 2007–2010

Survey n a (%)

U.S. population n b

Survey n a (%)

U.S. population n b

Total

14,142

1,615.7

8,698

1,715.0

Age category, years

    

20–29

3,328 (23.5)

377.9

1,588 (18.3)

354.1

30–39

3,147 (22.3)

405.2

1,634 (18.8)

331.8

40–49

2,408 (17.0)

318.7

1,654 (19.0)

367.6

50–59

1,719 (12.2)

209.2

1,472 (16.9)

334.9

60–69

2,042 (14.4)

183.2

1,428 (16.4)

212.6

70–79

1,498 (10.6)

121.5

922 (10.6)

114.1

Sex

    

Male

6,651 (47.0)

782.3

4,326 (49.7)

851.7

Female

7,491 (53.0)

833.5

4,372 (50.3)

863.4

Race/ethnicity

    

White

5,486 (38.8)

1237.5

4,101 (47.2)

1,191.0

African American

4,095 (29.0)

173.0

1,633 (18.8)

182.9

Mexican American

4,002 (28.3)

82.7

1,607 (18.5)

147.2

Other Hispanic

  

960 (11.0)

86.3

Other

559 (4.0)

122.5

397 (4.6)

107.7

Education

    

< High School

5,318 (37.8)

370.0

2,324 (26.8)

298.1

High School

4,488 (31.9)

548.7

2,066 (23.8)

405.8

Some college

2,409 (17.1)

345.0

2,471 (28.4)

524.2

College graduate

1,841 (13.1)

345.2

1,828 (21.0)

485.0

Cardiovascular disease

856 (6.1)

75.0

475 (5.5)

66.9

Diabetes

1,044 (7.4)

78.1

934 (10.8)

130.7

Waist circumference

    

Non-obese

7,526 (54.8)

882.2

3,803 (43.7)

784.1

Obese

6,204 (45.2)

694.1

4,895 (56.3)

931.0

Smoking status

    

Never smoker

6,844 (48.4)

728.8

4,621 (53.2)

928.3

Former smoker

3,350 (23.7)

410.0

2,028 (23.3)

403.6

Current smoker

3,947 (27.9)

476.8

2,046 (23.5)

382.8

Occupational exposure

  

4,636 (54.9)

 

Workplace tobacco exposure

  

815 (15.2)

 

Mean height (cm) (SD)

166.9 (9.7)

 

168.0 (10.1)

 

Mean weight (kg) (SD)

76.1 (18.0)

 

82.5 (21.1)

 

Mean BMI (SD)

27.3 (5.9)

 

29.2 (6.7)

 
  1. aNHANES participants aged 20–79 years. Sample excludes those with unreliable spirometry tests and missing values for standing height.
  2. bEstimated weighted frequency of the U.S. population in 100,000.