Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics by CRF categories among Non-Elderly Adults, from the National Health Interview Survey 2006-14

Sample (N)

195,901

46,701

114,961

34,239

Weighted sample, (weighted %)

183,726,611 (100.0)

45,549,963 (24.8)

108,375,333 (58.9)

29,801,315(16.2)

Mean age (SD)

40.4 (13.0)

36.5 (12.4)

39.9 (12.7)

48.2 (11.6)

Age Categories

< 0.001

 18–44

113,320 (58.6)

33,121 (70.1)

69,298 (60.7)

10,901 (33.2)

 45–54

43,425 (22.8)

8148 (18.6)

25,072 (22.3)

10,205 (31.2)

 55–64

39,156 (18.6)

5432 (11.4)

20,591 (17)

13,133 (35.6)

Sex, n (weighted %)

0.845

 Men

89,079 (49.1)

21,799 (49.2)

52,140 (49.1)

15,140 (49)

 Women

106,822 (50.9)

24,902 (50.8)

62,821 (50.9)

19,099 (51)

Race/Ethnicity, n (weighted %)

< 0.001

 Non-Hispanic White adults

112,084 (70)

29,630 (75.9)

62,973 (68)

19,481 (68.7)

 Non-Hispanic Black adults

31,222 (13.3)

4808 (9.3)

18,503 (13.7)

7911 (18)

 Hispanic adults

38,552 (16.7)

8068 (14.8)

25,025 (18.4)

5459 (13.3)

Education, n (weighted %)

< 0.001

 < High School

28,732 (13.3)

3237 (6.8)

18,402 (14.4)

7093 (19)

 High School or GED

49,468 (26.2)

7463 (16.6)

30,838 (28)

11,167 (34.3)

 Some College

40,161 (20.8)

9964 (21.8)

23,329 (20.6)

6868 (20)

 > College

76,729 (39.7)

25,936 (54.8)

41,841 (37)

8952 (26.7)

Family income, n (weighted %)

< 0.01

High-income

60,948 (39.8)

19,665 (51.9)

33,477 (37.4)

7806 (30.1)

Middle-income

49,681 (29)

11,275 (26)

29,820 (30.1)

8586 (29.9)

Low-income

66,723 (31.2)

11,794 (22.1)

40,205 (32.6)

14,724 (40)

Insurance status, n (weighted %)

< 0.001

Insured

145,435 (79.4)

37,333 (85)

82,358 (76.7)

25,744 (80.3)

Uninsured

41,819 (20.6)

7472 (15)

27,780 (23.3)

6567 (19.7)

Region, n (weighted %)

< 0.001

Northeast

31,260 (17.3)

7507 (17.5)

18,673 (17.6)

5080 (15.8)

Midwest

42,408 (23.5)

9904 (23)

24,800 (23.4)

7704 (24.5)

South

71,899 (36.5)

14,948 (32)

42,427 (36.8)

14,524 (42.3)

West

50,334 (22.8)

14,342 (27.5)

29,061 (22.3)

6931 (17.4)

Cardiovascular Risk Factors, n (weighted %)

< 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

13,812 (6.5)

-

2844 (2.5)

10,968 (31.2)

Hypertension

45,990 (22.4)

-

19,903 (17.2)

26,087 (75.5)

High cholesterol

15,476 (19.7)

-

5973 (14.3)

9503 (60.2)

Smoker

42,284 (21.3)

-

27,190 (24)

15,094 (44.2)

Obesity

60,789 (30.3)

-

34,894 (30.3)

25,895 (76.7)

Insufficient physical activity

101,128 (50.7)

-

71,673 (62.2)

29,455 (86.3)

Comorbidities

< 0.001

0

50,869 (66.8)

14,364 (77.7)

29,557 (69.4)

6948 (45.3)

1

18,621 (23.8)

3520 (18.8)

9949 (23)

5152 (32.5)

>=2

8085 (9.4)

691 (3.4)

3498 (7.6)

3896 (22.2)