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Table 4 Demographic characteristics of cohort members enrolled in 2007 by three-year retention status

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

Variable

KP California members with 2007 cohort enrollment

Retained

Lost to follow-up

n

748,984

308,395

Sex, male (%)

36.2

39.9

Age group (%)

  

  20.0-24.9 y

18.4

29.2

  25.0-29.9 y

23.7

26.5

  30.0-34.9 y

27.0

22.8

  35.0-39.9 y

30.9

21.5

Race/ethnicity (%)

  

  Non-Hispanic white

29.9

25.2

  Hispanic

35.7

35.6

  Black

7.3

5.4

  Asian/Pacific Islander

11.3

7.8

  Others

2.1

1.5

  Unknown

13.7

24.5

Neighborhood education (%)

  

  Less than high school

23.2

23.5

  High school graduate

20.9

20.8

  Some college or associate degree

30.9

30.6

  Bachelor degree or higher

25.0

25.1

Neighborhood household income (%)

  

  <$15,000

11.2

11.8

  $15,000-$34,999

19.8

20.5

  $35,000-$49,999

15.0

15.2

  $50,000-$74,999

20.4

20.2

  $75,000-$99,999

13.6

13.1

  $100,000-$149,999

13.0

12.4

  $150,000 or more

7.0

6.8

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

2.6

2.3

BMI class (%)

  

  <18.5 kg/m2

1.5

1.9

  18.5-24.9 kg/m2

32.2

35.6

  25.0-29.9 kg/m2

31.9

31.1

  30.0-34.9 kg/m2

19.0

17.4

  35.0-39.9 kg/m2

8.9

8.1

  40.0-49.9 kg/m2

5.5

5.0

  50.0-59.9 kg/m2

0.9

0.8

  >60 kg/m2

0.1

0.1