Variable adbmicat: Adult BMI categories [C]

Question littérale

The variable was created from multiple survey questions, specifically DEM_12 and DEM_13.

Texte descriptif

The adult BMI variable was calculated from height and weight variables provided by respondents using the following equation: BMI= (mass (lbs)*703)/(height (in)^2). This value was then used to construct categories of Normal weight (BMI<25), Overweight (BMI>=25 & BMI<30), and Obese (BMI>=30). Any BMI value greater than 99.99 and less than 12.00 is set to missing, following CDC BRFSS treatment of biological implausible values. The universe for this variable includes all adult respondents age 18 and older.

Valeurs	Catégories	N	NP
1	Underweight	116	70 373,7	2,3%
2	Normal	1730	931 629,8	29,9%
3	Overweight	1836	1 101 496,6	35,4%
4	Obese	1684	1 011 692,6	32,5%
-9	Don't know/Refuse	328	212 279,0
-8	Not in universe	1516	1 268 569,6

Statistiques sommaires

Cas valides	5366	3115192.772
Cas manquants	1844	1480848.548
Écart type	0.849	0.845
Cette variable est numérique

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