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Table 1 Characteristics of the KP California young adult cohort

From: OBAYA (obesity and adverse health outcomes in young adults): feasibility of a population-based multiethnic cohort study using electronic medical records

Variable

KPNC

KPSC

Total

n

952,731

976,739

1,929,470

Sex, male (%)

42.5

42.0

42.2

Age group (%)

   

  20.0-24.9 y

24.9

26.3

25.5

  25.0-29.9 y

24.9

24.4

24.7

  30.0-34.9 y

24.5

24.1

24.3

  35.0-39.9 y

25.7

25.2

25.5

Race/ethnicity (%)

   

  Non-Hispanic white

33.8

18.8

26.2

  Hispanic

26.9

43.6

35.4

  Black

5.7

6.4

6.0

  Asian/Pacific Islander

11.7

8.3

10.0

  Others

1.8

1.5

1.6

  Unknown

20.1

21.4

20.8

Neighborhood education (%)

   

  Less than high school

18.6

27.7

23.2

  High school graduate

20.3

21.0

20.7

  Some college or associate degree

31.4

30.1

30.7

  Bachelor degree or higher

29.7

21.2

25.4

Neighborhood household income (%)

   

  <$15,000

10.9

11.9

11.4

  $15,000-$34,999

19.1

21.1

20.1

  $35,000-$49,999

14.8

15.2

15.0

  $50,000-$74,999

21.0

19.6

20.3

  $75,000-$99,999

13.9

12.9

13.4

  $100,000-$149,999

12.8

12.9

12.8

  $150,000 or more

7.5

6.4

7.0

Receivers of Medi-Cal or other subsidized services (%)

1.8

2.8

2.3

BMI class (%)

   

  <18.5 kg/m2

1.8

1.8

1.8

  18.5-24.9 kg/m2

38.7

34.4

36.5

  25.0-29.9 kg/m2

31.5

31.8

31.6

  30.0-34.9 kg/m2

16.1

18.0

17.0

  35.0-39.9 kg/m2

7.1

8.2

7.7

  40.0-49.9 kg/m2

4.1

4.9

4.5

  50.0-59.9 kg/m2

0.6

0.8

0.7

  >60 kg/m2

0.1

0.1

0.1