Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of 1779 participants in the case-control study of dietary characteristics and MGUS in NHANES

MGUSNon-MGUS P 
(n = 373)(n = 1406)
Age at interview, mean (SD), y 67.6 (14.0) 67.2 (14.3) .59 
 n (%)   
BMI, kg/m2    
Underweight (<18.5) 9 (2.4) 17 (1.2) .39 
Normal weight (18.5-24.99) 106 (28.4) 407 (29.0)  
Overweight (25.0-29.99) 151 (40.5) 579 (41.2)  
Obese (≥30.0) 107 (28.7) 403 (28.7)  
NHANES cycle    
NHANES III 222 (59.5) 857 (61.0) .96 
NHANES 1999-2000 38 (10.2) 141 (10.0)  
NHANES 2001-2002 54 (14.5) 191 (13.6)  
NHANES 2003-2004 59 (15.8) 217 (15.4)  
Sex    
Male 213 (57.1) 812 (57.8) .82 
Female 160 (42.9) 594 (42.3)  
Race/ethnicity    
Non-Hispanic White 197 (52.8) 781 (55.6) .13 
Non-Hispanic Black 105 (28.2) 379 (27.0)  
Mexican American 59 (15.8) 225 (16.0)  
Other Hispanic 2 (0.5) 1 (0.1)  
Other or multiracial 10 (2.7) 20 (1.4)  
Education    
Less than ninth grade 90 (24.1) 388 (27.6) .28 
Any high school 78 (20.9) 245 (17.4)  
High school 98 (26.3) 340 (24.2)  
Any college (including Associate degree) 54 (14.5) 241 (17.1)  
Bachelor or above 50 (13.4) 186 (13.2)  
Family income    
<$20 000/y 164 (44.0) 652 (46.6) .48 
≥$20 000/y 199 (53.4) 728 (52.0)  
Smoking Status    
Never 161 (43.2) 612 (43.5) .66 
Former 142 (38.1) 556 (39.5)  
Current 70 (18.8) 236 (16.8)  
MGUSNon-MGUS P 
(n = 373)(n = 1406)
Age at interview, mean (SD), y 67.6 (14.0) 67.2 (14.3) .59 
 n (%)   
BMI, kg/m2    
Underweight (<18.5) 9 (2.4) 17 (1.2) .39 
Normal weight (18.5-24.99) 106 (28.4) 407 (29.0)  
Overweight (25.0-29.99) 151 (40.5) 579 (41.2)  
Obese (≥30.0) 107 (28.7) 403 (28.7)  
NHANES cycle    
NHANES III 222 (59.5) 857 (61.0) .96 
NHANES 1999-2000 38 (10.2) 141 (10.0)  
NHANES 2001-2002 54 (14.5) 191 (13.6)  
NHANES 2003-2004 59 (15.8) 217 (15.4)  
Sex    
Male 213 (57.1) 812 (57.8) .82 
Female 160 (42.9) 594 (42.3)  
Race/ethnicity    
Non-Hispanic White 197 (52.8) 781 (55.6) .13 
Non-Hispanic Black 105 (28.2) 379 (27.0)  
Mexican American 59 (15.8) 225 (16.0)  
Other Hispanic 2 (0.5) 1 (0.1)  
Other or multiracial 10 (2.7) 20 (1.4)  
Education    
Less than ninth grade 90 (24.1) 388 (27.6) .28 
Any high school 78 (20.9) 245 (17.4)  
High school 98 (26.3) 340 (24.2)  
Any college (including Associate degree) 54 (14.5) 241 (17.1)  
Bachelor or above 50 (13.4) 186 (13.2)  
Family income    
<$20 000/y 164 (44.0) 652 (46.6) .48 
≥$20 000/y 199 (53.4) 728 (52.0)  
Smoking Status    
Never 161 (43.2) 612 (43.5) .66 
Former 142 (38.1) 556 (39.5)  
Current 70 (18.8) 236 (16.8)  

SD, standard deviation.

Controls and cases matched at a rate of 4 controls to 1 case based on 5 criteria: NHANES release, sex, race/ethnicity, five-year age category, and BMI category.

Tested by Student t test for difference in mean or χ2 test of differences in proportion.

Total categorical values may not sum to 100% because of missing data and rounding.

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