Table 1.

Prevalence of CHD and related outcomes and food insecurity for low-income, working-age immigrant adults in the USA by region of birth

	Total sample	MCC	SA	EU	RSA	AF	ME	IND	CA	SEA
Food insecurity	0·206	0·246	0·159	0·161	0·098	0·219	0·099	0·088	0·058	0·133
se	0·005	0·006	0·015	0·017	0·031	0·022	0·028	0·013	0·010	0·011
CHD	0·016	0·016	0·013	0·028	0·003	0·003	0·032	0·021	0·011	0·011
se	0·001	0·001	0·004	0·007	0·003	0·002	0·011	0·007	0·004	0·004
Angina pectoris	0·009	0·009	0·005	0·017	0·006	0·001	0·010	0·011	0·006	0·007
se	0·001	0·001	0·003	0·007	0·005	0·001	0·005	0·005	0·00	0·00
Heart attack	0·011	0·011	0·007	0·015	0·006	0·008	0·025	0·014	0·010	0·007
se	0·001	0·001	0·003	0·005	0·006	0·005	0·010	0·005	0·005	0·003
Self-rated poor health	0·138	0·153	0·089	0·131	0·117	0·083	0·153	0·099	0·096	0·134
se	0·004	0·005	0·012	0·018	0·033	0·012	0·028	0·015	0·013	0·011
Obesity	0·342	0·412	0·243	0·335	0·223	0·313	0·282	0·152	0·103	0·142
se	0·005	0·006	0·015	0·022	0·054	0·022	0·035	0·017	0·013	0·014
Number of observations	15 499	9949	906	779	240	684	410	658	761	1112

Data source is the pooled National Health Interview Survey 2011–2015. Coefficients are proportions, with se given in the following row. All estimates account for complex survey design. Analysis sample includes households at or below 300 % of the federal poverty line. The immigrants’ region of birth are the following nine possible regions: Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands (MCC); South America (SA); Europe (EU); Russia and former Soviet Union areas (RSA); Africa (AF); the Middle East (ME); Indian subcontinent (IND); Central Asia (CA); and Southeast Asia (SEA).