Total study population | No eating disorder diagnosis | Eating disorder diagnosis | Chi-square tests | |
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N (col %) | N (col %) | N (col %) | p-value | |
Total | 161,209 | 159,967 | 765 | |
Age group (years) | 0.26 | |||
18–24 | 76,584 (47.51) | 76,199 (47.49) | 385 (50.20) | |
25–34 | 53,902 (33.44) | 53,661 (33.45) | 241 (31.42) | |
35–44 | 24,568 (15.24) | 24,447 (15.24) | 121 (15.78) | |
45–54 | 5678 (3.52) | 5660 (3.53) | 18 (2.35) | |
> = 55 | 477 (0.30) | * | * | |
Race | 0.013 | |||
White | 93,224 (57.83) | 92,746 (57.81) | 478 (62.32) | |
Black | 42,385 (26.29) | 42,203 (26.30) | 182 (23.73) | |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 11,662 (7.23) | 11,626 (7.25) | 36 (4.69) | |
American Indian/Alaskan native | 1892 (1.17) | * | * | |
Other | 6792 (4.21) | 6761 (4.21) | 31 (4.04) | |
Missing | 5254 (3.26) | 5220 (3.25) | 34 (4.43) | |
Marital status | 0.07 | |||
Married | 60,194 (37.34) | 59,932 (37.35) | 262 (34.16) | |
Unmarried | 101,015 (62.66) | 100,510 (62.65) | 505 (65.84) | |
Service | < 0.001 | |||
Army | 57,791 (35.85) | 57,530 (35.86) | 261 (34.03) | |
Air force | 53,848 (33.40) | 53,628 (33.43) | 220 (28.68) | |
Navy | 36,255 (22.49) | 36,046 (22.47) | 209 (27.25) | |
Marine corps | 13,315 (8.26) | 13,238 (8.25) | 77 (10.04) | |
Rank | 0.14 | |||
Junior enlisted | 78,322 (48.58) | 77,948 (48.58) | 374 (48.76) | |
Senior enlisted | 47,733 (29.61) | 47,492 (29.60) | 241 (31.42) | |
Junior officer | 25,527 (15.83) | 25,423 (15.85) | 104 (13.56) | |
Senior officer | 5639 (3.50) | 5617 (3.50) | 22 (2.87) | |
Other | 3988 (2.47) | 3962 (2.47) | 26 (3.39) | |
BMI category | < 0.001 | |||
Underweight | 1318 (0.82) | 1294 (0.81) | 24 (3.13) | |
Healthy | 73,141 (45.37) | 72,842 (45.40) | 299 (38.98) | |
Overweight | 64,176 (39.81) | 63,945 (39.86) | 231 (30.12) | |
Obesity | 22,574 (14.00) | 22,361 (13.94) | 213 (27.77) | |
Body composition status | < 0.01 | |||
Below maximum BMI standards | 99,498 (61.72) | 99,095 (61.76) | 403 (52.54) | |
Exceeds maximum BMI standards | 61,711 (38.28) | 61,347 (38.24) | 364 (47.46) | |
Borderline BMI | 33,790 (20.96) | 33,678 (20.99) | 112 (14.60) | < 0.01 |