Table 5.
Prevalence of Health Conditions in the United States (1999–2006) and England (2003–2006) for Full and Body Mass Index Subsamples,a Presented as Weighted Percentagesb for Males
| United States |
England |
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| Allc (n = 16,709) |
Normal (n = 7,115) |
Overweight (n = 4,853) |
Obese (n = 4,585) |
Allc (n = 29,001) |
Normal (n = 14,085) |
Overweight (n = 9,763) |
Obese (n = 4,969) |
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| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Low HDL cholesterol | 26.9 | 25.6, 28.3 | 14.5 | 12.2, 16.8 | 28.7 | 26.7, 30.6 | 41.4 | 38.5, 44.3 | 15.2d | 14.3, 16.1 | 9.1d | 7.6, 10.6 | 14.8d | 13.5, 16.1 | 25.4d | 23.0, 27.8 |
| High cholesterol ratio | 32.8 | 31.3, 34.3 | 14.3 | 12.6, 15.9 | 36.3 | 34.4, 38.3 | 46.9 | 44.0, 49.8 | 24.4d | 23.4, 25.4 | 11.8d | 10.3, 13.3 | 26.9d | 25.3, 28.5 | 37.5d | 34.9, 40.1 |
| High C-reactive protein | 31.1 | 29.5, 32.6 | 17.1 | 15.0, 19.2 | 26.9 | 25.1, 28.7 | 44.7 | 42.0, 47.5 | 26.4d | 25.3, 27.4 | 17.1 | 14.9, 19.3 | 24.1d | 22.6, 25.7 | 39.3d | 36.8, 41.9 |
| Hypertension | 36.8 | 35.2, 38.4 | 26.5 | 24.6, 28.5 | 34.3 | 31.9, 36.7 | 46.2 | 43.8, 48.6 | 37.4 | 36.5, 38.2 | 27.4 | 25.8, 29.0 | 35.9 | 34.5, 37.3 | 48.9d | 46.9, 51.0 |
| Diabetes | 8.2 | 7.5, 8.9 | 4.4 | 3.5, 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.1, 6.7 | 12.9 | 11.5, 14.3 | 6.2d | 5.6, 6.7 | 2.8d | 2.1, 3.5 | 5.4 | 4.6, 6.2 | 10.4d | 9.0, 11.9 |
| Asthma | 11.4 | 10.7, 12.2 | 11.2 | 9.7, 12.6 | 9.6 | 8.4, 10.8 | 12.5 | 11.0, 14.0 | 6.2d | 5.6, 6.8 | 6.8d | 5.6, 7.9 | 6.0d | 5.0, 7.0 | 5.3d | 4.1, 6.5 |
| Heart attack or angina | 7.1 | 6.3, 7.9 | 5.7 | 4.7, 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.4, 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.3, 9.6 | 7.1 | 6.4, 7.7 | 5.0 | 3.8, 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.1, 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.0, 10.0 |
| Stroke | 2.8 | 2.4, 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6, 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5, 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.8, 4.3 | 2.3d | 2.0, 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4, 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3, 2.4 | 2.4d | 1.9, 2.9 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
a
Adjusted by body mass index and age within the weight groups.
b
All estimates are weighted on the basis of the complex sampling design in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Health Survey for England.
c
The results for the full sample are adjusted only by age.
d
Statistically different from the United States at P < 0.05.