TABLE 1.
Characteristics of study denominator population by region, 2019.
| Texas total | Regions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border | East TX | Other | ||
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Population ≥20 years old | 20,128,205 (100) | 1,843,053 (100) | 1,426,842 (100) | 16,858,310 (100) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 9,883,311 (49.1) | 894,715 (48.5) | 707,235 (49.6) | 8,281,361 (49.1) |
| Female | 10,244,904 (50.9) | 948,339 (51.5) | 719,608 (50.4) | 8,576,957 (50.9) |
| Age group | ||||
| 20–44 | 9,972,575 (49.5) | 947,067 (51.4) | 598,748 (42.0) | 8,426,760 (50.0) |
| 45–59 | 5,197,680 (25.8) | 443,744 (24.1) | 369,232 (25.9) | 4,384,704 (26.0) |
| 60+ | 4,957,992 (24.6) | 452,226 (24.5) | 458,890 (32.2) | 4,046,876 (24.0) |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| Non‐Hispanic White | 8,538,532 (42.4) | 171,276 (9.3) | 916,399 (64.2) | 7,450,857 (44.2) |
| Non‐Hispanic Black | 2,378,730 (11.8) | 23,315 (1.3) | 238,468 (16.7) | 2,116,946 (12.6) |
| Non‐Hispanic AIAN | 52,987 (0.3) | 3468 (0.2) | 5475 (0.4) | 44,044 (0.3) |
| Non‐Hispanic API | 973,734 (4.8) | 17,252 (0.9) | 18,447 (1.3) | 938,035 (5.6) |
| Hispanic | 7,815,531 (38.8) | 1,620,312 (87.9) | 224,603 (15.7) | 5,970,616 (35.4) |
| % Poverty, mean (SD) | 15.7 (6.2) | 22.6 (9.7)* | 17.2 (3.5)* | 14.2 (4.7)* |
| % Smokers, mean (SD) | 16.1 (1.7) | 16.2 (2.1) | 16.9 (1.2)* | 15.3 (1.5)* |
| % Obesity, mean (SD) | 30.4 (2.4) | 29.3 (1.6)* | 32.3 (2.7)* | 29.7 (2.1) |
| % Binge drinking, mean (SD) | 17.2 (1.8) | 15.7 (1.8)* | 17.5 (1.4)* | 18.4 (1.7)* |
| % Uninsured, mean (SD) | 20.8 (3.9) | 23.0 (4.3)* | 19.4 (2.6)* | 19.9 (3.9)* |
| Chlamydia rate, mean (SD) a | 417.4 (290.2) | 432.7 (278.1) | 404.4 (160.2) | 415.1 (316.4) |
| PCP ratio, mean (SD) | 36.4 (25.6) | 31.0 (21.4) | 34.7 (22.0) | 43.5 (26.4) |
| Dentist ratio, mean (SD) | 28.4 (21.1) | 19.6 (15.8)* | 33.6 (17.8) | 32.1 (22.0)* |
a
Chlamydia rate per 100,000.
*
Significant difference from TX Total at p < 0.05 using one‐sample t‐test.