From: Television, physical activity, diet, and body weight status: the ARIC cohort
 | Low TV exposure | Medium TV exposure | High TV exposure | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
45–49 | 886 | 30.8 | 1938 | 26.6 | 1341 | 24.8 |
50–59 | 1415 | 49.2 | 3770 | 51.7 | 2666 | 49.3 |
>= 60 | 577 | 20.1 | 1585 | 21.7 | 1396 | 25.8 |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Under weight | 26 | 0.9 | 54 | 0.7 | 62 | 1.2 |
Normal weight | 1131 | 39.3 | 2408 | 33.0 | 1475 | 27.3 |
Overweight | 1087 | 37.8 | 2853 | 39.1 | 2182 | 40.4 |
Obese | 634 | 22.0 | 1978 | 27.1 | 1684 | 31.2 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White | 2415 | 83.9 | 5439 | 57.6 | 3569 | 66.1 |
African American | 463 | 16.1 | 1854 | 42.4 | 1834 | 33.9 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 1167 | 59.4 | 3090 | 42.4 | 2720 | 50.3 |
Female | 1711 | 40.6 | 4203 | 57.6 | 2683 | 49.7 |
Center | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Jackson, MS | 415 | 14.4 | 1683 | 23.1 | 1573 | 29.1 |
Washington County, MD | 765 | 26.6 | 1903 | 26.1 | 1286 | 23.8 |
NW suburbs of Minneapolis, MN | 931 | 32.4 | 1792 | 24.6 | 1236 | 22.9 |
Forsyth County, NC | 767 | 26.6 | 1915 | 26.3 | 1308 | 24.2 |
General Health Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Excellent | 1240 | 43.1 | 2466 | 33.8 | 1464 | 27.1 |
Good | 1269 | 44.1 | 3484 | 47.8 | 2532 | 46.9 |
Fair | 322 | 11.2 | 1139 | 15.6 | 1127 | 20.9 |
Poor | 47 | 1.6 | 204 | 2.8 | 280 | 5.2 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than high school | 497 | 17.3 | 1646 | 22.6 | 1550 | 28.7 |
At least high school education, but | 1131 | 39.3 | 2987 | 40.9 | 2236 | 41.4 |
less than college | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
College education or higher | 1250 | 43.3 | 2660 | 36.5 | 1617 | 29.9 |
Smoking Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Current | 588 | 20.4 | 1792 | 24.6 | 1392 | 31.3 |
Former | 941 | 32.7 | 2325 | 31.9 | 1757 | 32.5 |
Never | 1349 | 46.9 | 3176 | 43.6 | 1954 | 36.2 |