Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample from NHANES cycles 2007-2014
From: My nutrition index: a method for measuring optimal daily nutrient intake
|  | Unweighted Frequency (n = 7154) | Unweighted % | Weighted % (N = 87,869,105) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Male | 3622 | 50.6 | 50.9 |
 Female | 3532 | 49.4 | 49.1 |
Education | |||
 Less than 9th grade | 564 | 7.9 | 4.0 |
 9-11th grade | 957 | 13.4 | 9.9 |
 High school grad/GED or equivalent | 1579 | 22.1 | 21.4 |
 Some college or Associates of Arts | 2101 | 29.4 | 31.3 |
 College graduate or above | 1953 | 27.3 | 33.4 |
Race | |||
 Mexican American | 1154 | 16.1 | 8.7 |
 Other Hispanic | 684 | 9.6 | 4.9 |
 Non-Hispanic White | 3327 | 46.5 | 71.0 |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 1233 | 17.2 | 8.8 |
 Other race/Multi-racial | 756 | 10.6 | 6.7 |
Pregnant (females only) | |||
 No | 3443 | 97.5 | 97.4 |
 Yes | 89 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Smoker | |||
 No | 5539 | 77.4 | 79.1 |
 Yes | 1614 | 22.6 | 20.9 |
 Missing | 1 |  |  |
Routine use of healthcare | |||
 No | 1402 | 19.6 | 17.5 |
 Yes | 5752 | 80.4 | 82.5 |
Self-reported Health Status | |||
 Good, Fair, Poor | 1283 | 17.9 | 13.3 |
 Excellent, Very good | 5866 | 82.1 | 86.7 |
 Missing | 5 |  |  |
Self-reported Depression | |||
 No | 6188 | 92.8 | 93.4 |
 Yes | 481 | 7.2 | 6.6 |
 Missing | 485 |  |  |
Obesity (elevated BMI) | |||
  < 30 | 4636 | 65.6 | 67.2 |
  ≥ 30 | 2429 | 34.4 | 32.8 |
 Missing | 89 |  |  |
Cardiovascular disease | |||
 No | 6865 | 96.1 | 96.7 |
 Yes | 281 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
 Missing | 8 |  |  |
| Â | Unweighted Mean | Unweighted SE | Weighted Mean (SE) |
Age | 42.2 | 13.0 | 41.8 (0.3) |
Ratio of family income to poverty (PIR) | 2.62 | 1.70 | 3.10 (0.1) |
My Nutrition Index | 50.8 | 18.6 | 51.3 (0.4) |
Healthy Eating Index | 53.5 | 16.9 | 53.5 (0.3) |