Table 2 Baseline characteristics after propensity matching comparing individuals who were obese (BMI > 30 kg/m 2 ) with normal weight individuals (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m 2 ), and comparing individuals who were overweight (BMI 25–29.9kg/m 2 ) with normal weight persons (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m 2 )
|  | Overweight (N = 2,891) | Normal weight (N = 2,891) | Standardize differences of the mean | Obese (N = 822) | Normal weight (N = 822) | Standardized difference of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | 1,439 (49.7) | 1,429 (49.3) | 0.01 | 340 (41.4) | 346 (42.1) | 0.01 |
Mean age (SD) | 39.2 (11.7) | 39.2 (11.6) | 0.00 | 39.4 (11.5) | 38.6 (11.4) | 0.05 |
Caucasian (%) | 2,681 (92.6) | 2,699 (93.2) | 0.02 | 748 (91.0) | 757 (92.1) | 0.04 |
High income (%) | 1,299 (44.9) | 1,277 (44.1) | 0.01 | 357 (43.4) | 378 (46.0) | 0.05 |
Intermediate income (%) | 845 (29.2) | 854 (29.5) | 0.00 | 229 (27.9) | 231 (28.1) | 0.01 |
Low income (%) | 752 (26.0) | 765 (26.4) | 0.02 | 236 (28.7) | 236 (28.7) | 0.06 |
Prior hospitalizations (%) | 945 (32.7) | 907 (31.4) | 0.03 | 290 (35.3) | 266 (32.4) | 0.06 |
High alcohol consumption* (%) | 842 (29.1) | 823 (28.4) | 0.01 | 209 (25.4) | 219 (25.4) | 0.03 |
Diabetes (%) | 35 (1.2) | 26 (0.9) | 0.03 | 10 (1.2) | 11 (1.3) | 0.01 |
Hypertension (%) | 23 (0.8) | 13 (0.4) | 0.04 | 8 (1.0) | 2 (0.2) | 0.09 |
High depression (%) | 32 (1.1) | 33 (1.1) | 0.00 | 12 (1.5) | 15 (1.8) | 0.03 |
Current smoking (%) | 963 (33.3) | 933 (32.2) | 0.02 | 260 (31.6) | 220 (26.8) | 0.11 |
Sedentary†| 1,478 (51.1) | 1,475 (51.1) | 0.00 | 414 (50.4) | 405 (49.3) | 0.02 |
Psychological distress‡ | 1,009 (34.8) | 993 (34.3) | 0.01 | 317 (38.6) | 288 (35.0) | 0.07 |