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Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2024 Mar 5;177(3):303–314. doi: 10.7326/M23-1990

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Study Populationa Overall and by Hispanic/Latino Background.

Overall Central American Cuban Dominican Mexican Puerto Rican South American
Characteristic N Est (95% CI) N Est (95% CI) N Est (95% CI) N Est (95% CI) N Est (95% CI) N Est (95% CI) N Est (95% CI)
Mean Age (Years) 15,568 41.1 (40.6, 41.6) 1,662 39.7 (38.8, 40.7) 2,265 46.5 (45.5, 47.6) 1,334 40.0 (38.6, 41.4) 6,301 38.6 (37.9, 39.3) 2,503 43.2 (42.2, 44.2) 1,022 42.4 (40.9, 44.0)
Sex
Women 9,356 52.4 (51.2, 53.5) 999 52.3 (49.1, 55.8) 1,206 47.7 (45.7, 49.8) 879 61.0 (57.2, 65.0) 3,936 53.7 (51.8, 55.7) 1,458 49.8 (47.2, 52.7) 609 54.6 (50.9, 58.6)
Men 6,212 47.6 (46.5, 48.8) 663 47.7 (44.5, 51.1) 1,059 52.3 (50.3, 54.4) 455 39.0 (35.3, 43.1) 2,365 46.3 (44.4, 48.3) 1,045 50.2 (47.5, 53.0) 413 45.4 (41.7, 49.4)
Field Center (%)
Bronx 3,658 27.0 (24.3, 29.9) 207 18.7 (14.5, 24.1) 40 1.3 (0.8, 2.2) 1,246 94.1 (91.6, 96.6) 184 7.5 (5.6, 10.0) 1,641 70.3 (66.4, 74.5) 157 21.6 (17.1, 27.1)
Chicago 4,014 16.2 (14.4, 18.4) 408 14.4 (11.2, 18.4) 24 0.8 (0.3, 2.0) 26 0.9 (0.5, 1.5) 2,350 26.2 (22.7, 30.2) 746 22.2 (18.9, 26.2) 365 21.4 (16.7, 27.3)
Miami 3,921 29.9 (25.9, 34.5) 986 62.9 (56.3, 70.2) 2,192 97.4 (96.3, 98.6) 60 4.6 (2.8, 7.7) 38 1.2 (0.7, 1.9) 77 4.6 (3.3, 6.5) 457 52.4 (45.8, 60.1)
San Diego 3,975 26.9 (23.6, 30.6) 61 4.1 (2.7, 6.2) 9 0.4 (0.1, 1.5) 2 0.4 (0.1, 1.6) 3,729 65.2 (61.0, 69.7) 39 2.8 (1.6, 4.9) 43 4.6 (2.4, 8.8)
Annual Family Income (%)
<$20000 6,829 41.8 (40.1, 43.7) 811 47.3 (43.5, 51.4) 1,104 45.9 (43.1, 48.9) 683 49.6 (45.2, 54.5) 2,444 37.0 (34.0, 40.2) 1,178 45.0 (41.6, 48.7) 435 39.3 (35.4, 43.6)
$20000–50000 5,896 37.3 (36.0, 38.7) 576 34.2 (30.8, 38.0) 705 31.1 (28.3, 34.1) 455 33.6 (29.9, 37.7) 2,769 42.9 (40.8, 45.1) 774 32.6 (29.4, 36.1) 426 41.7 (37.9, 45.8)
>$50000 1,542 11.9 (10.4, 13.6) 98 7.1 (5.4, 9.4) 140 7.7 (6.0, 9.9) 80 7.3 (5.3, 10.0) 717 15.0 (12.4, 18.1) 337 13.6 (11.5, 16.1) 98 11.2 (8.8, 14.2)
Not Reported 1,301 8.9 (8.2, 9.7) 177 11.4 (9.6, 13.5) 316 15.3 (13.4, 17.5) 116 9.6 (7.7, 11.9) 371 5.1 (4.4, 6.0) 214 8.8 (7.4, 10.4) 63 7.9 (5.9, 10.6)
Education Level (%)
Less Than High School 5,874 32.0 (30.6, 33.5) 686 38.1 (35.0, 41.4) 514 21.6 (19.5, 23.8) 557 36.9 (33.4, 40.7) 2,774 36.0 (33.4, 38.7) 972 36.4 (33.3, 39.7) 253 21.7 (18.2, 25.8)
High School Graduate 4,002 28.4 (27.3, 29.5) 385 26.4 (23.7, 29.4) 666 30.0 (27.4, 32.9) 273 23.3 (19.8, 27.5) 1,642 30.0 (28.0, 32.0) 675 27.9 (25.4, 30.5) 262 28.0 (24.5, 31.9)
More than High School 5,692 39.6 (38.0, 41.3) 591 35.5 (32.4, 38.9) 1,085 48.4 (45.6, 51.3) 504 39.8 (36.3, 43.6) 1,885 34.1 (31.0, 37.4) 856 35.8 (32.7, 39.1) 507 50.4 (46.2, 54.9)
Health Insurance (%Yes) 7,861 50.1 (48.3, 52.0) 530 30.9 (27.1, 35.2) 883 41.7 (38.6, 45.1) 999 71.4 (67.5, 75.5) 2,778 42.2 (39.5, 45.2) 2,030 78.1 (75.5, 80.9) 379 41.4 (37.2, 46.1)
Diet Score (AHEI) b 15,568 47.6 (47.2, 47.9) 1,662 47.1 (46.7, 47.6) 2,265 43.9 (43.7, 44.2) 1,334 48.6 (48.1, 49.1) 6,301 52.0 (51.7, 52.4) 2,503 41.8 (41.5, 42.1) 1,022 46.0 (45.4, 46.7)
Physical Activityc (%Yes) 9,920 66.8 (65.5, 68.1) 1,107 69.8 (66.8, 72.8) 1,187 54.8 (52.3, 57.4) 851 66.7 (62.9, 70.8) 4,165 70.8 (69.0, 72.6) 1,580 67.9 (65.0, 70.8) 687 69.9 (66.6, 73.4)
Place of Birth/ Age at immigration (%)
US born (50 States/ D.C.) 2,678 22.5 (21.0, 24.1) 75 7.0 (5.1, 9.6) 113 7.0 (5.4, 9.1) 119 15.9 (12.3, 20.5) 1,041 23.8 (21.8, 25.9) 1,028 48.3 (45.2, 51.6) 42 5.6 (4.0, 7.9)
Immigrated at < 18 Years 2,612 19.1 (18.1, 20.1) 207 18.3 (15.7, 21.3) 226 11.4 (10.0, 13.1) 212 21.1 (18.4, 24.1) 1,115 20.9 (19.2, 22.9) 694 25.4 (22.8, 28.1) 110 16.2 (12.8, 20.5)
Immigrated at >= 18 Years 10,278 58.4 (56.6, 60.3) 1,380 74.7 (71.4, 78.2) 1,926 81.6 (79.2, 84.0) 1,003 63.1 (58.5, 67.9) 4,145 55.3 (53.2, 57.5) 781 26.4 (23.5, 29.7) 870 78.2 (74.1, 82.5)
Language Preference
Spanish 12,525 75.4 (73.7, 77.2) 1,544 88.6 (85.8, 91.5) 2,134 92.8 (91.2, 94.5) 1,133 77.0 (72.1, 82.1) 5,295 77.9 (75.8, 80.1) 1,234 41.9 (38.3, 45.7) 942 89.2 (86.4, 92.1)
English 3,043 24.6 (22.8, 26.4) 118 11.4 (8.9, 14.6) 131 7.2 (5.7, 9.0) 201 23.0 (18.6, 28.6) 1,006 22.1 (20.0, 24.3) 1,269 58.1 (54.6, 61.9) 80 10.8 (8.3, 14.0)
CVD Risk Factorsd (%)
Hypertension 4,221 21.9 (20.8, 23.1) 428 20.1 (17.8, 22.7) 811 32.9 (30.5, 35.6) 434 23.9 (21.1, 27.2) 1,303 14.7 (13.1, 16.4) 942 28.6 (26.0, 31.4) 205 17.5 (14.6, 20.9)
Dyslipidemia 7,389 44.3 (43.1, 45.5) 808 46.5 (43.4, 49.9) 1,165 50.5 (48.0, 53.2) 566 37.3 (33.7, 41.3) 2,914 42.1 (40.2, 44.1) 1279 47.6 (44.7, 50.7) 464 42.5 (38.3, 47.1)
Current Smoker 2,966 21.1 (20.0, 22.3) 226 14.7 (12.5, 17.3) 654 26.3 (23.9, 29.0) 139 12.0 (9.2, 15.6) 938 17.7 (16.0, 19.5) 762 33.0 (30.4, 35.9) 134 13.1 (10.4, 16.5)
Diabetes 3,028 14.8 (13.9, 15.6) 287 13.3 (11.4, 15.6) 395 15.8 (13.9, 18.0) 249 14.7 (12.5, 17.2) 1,263 14.3 (13.1, 15.7) 644 17.8 (16.0, 19.9) 127 9.4 (7.4, 11.9)
Obesity 6,594 39.6 (38.3, 41.0) 692 37.6 (34.8, 40.5) 869 38.0 (35.5, 40.6) 554 41.4 (37.7, 45.6) 2,694 38.6 (36.2, 41.2) 1,215 46.5 (43.5, 49.7) 351 30.4 (26.8, 34.5)
Family History (%)
Family History of CHD 4,479 24.6 (23.4, 25.7) 376 17.5 (15.2, 20.0) 728 27.8 (26.0, 29.8) 396 24.3 (21.8, 27.2) 1,585 21.0 (18.9, 23.4) 1,005 34.3 (31.3, 37.6) 263 23.3 (20.2, 26.8)
Family History of Stroke 2,371 12.8 (12.0, 13.6) 244 11.5 (9.9, 13.3) 351 13.9 (12.3, 15.8) 200 13.3 (10.9, 16.2) 774 9.3 (8.4, 10.4) 569 19.6 (17.2, 22.4) 149 13.4 (10.8, 16.6)
Family History of Cancer 3,805 21.7 (20.7, 22.7) 356 18.3 (16.1, 20.8) 697 27.2 (25.1, 29.5) 253 16.0 (13.7, 18.7) 1,407 19.4 (17.9, 21.0) 721 24.9 (22.5, 27.6) 256 22.9 (19.6, 26.6)
Prevalent Disease (%)
Self-Reported CHD including MI, CABG, Stent, or Balloon Angioplasty 503 2.7 (2.4, 3.1) 33 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) 88 3.8 (2.9, 4.9) 51 2.6 (1.9, 3.6) 141 1.6 (1.1, 2.3) 155 4.8 (3.8, 5.9) 21 2.2 (1.3, 3.5)
Self-Report of ever having COPD/ Emphysema or CB 1,035 6.1 (5.6, 6.7) 55 2.6 (1.8, 3.8) 191 7.1 (6.0, 8.5) 62 5.2 (3.0, 9.1) 314 4.5 (3.9, 5.3) 323 11.2 (9.4, 13.4) 39 4.2 (2.9, 6.1)
Self-Reported Stroke 229 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) 24 1.1 (0.7, 1.9) 38 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) 22 1.9 (1.2, 3.0) 64 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 65 2.0 (1.5, 2.7) 10 0.8 (0.4, 1.8)
Renal Disease 2,048 12.1 (11.3, 12.9) 229 12.8 (11.0, 14.9) 455 19.2 (17.3, 21.2) 202 14.0 (11.8, 16.5) 642 8.5 (7.6, 9.6) 349 11.3 (9.8, 13.1) 119 10.8 (8.8, 13.4)
Self-Reported Cancer -- Any 613 3.7 (3.2, 4.2) 57 2.4 (1.8, 3.3) 124 5.8 (4.5, 7.4) 36 2.5 (1.6, 3.9) 211 2.6 (2.0, 3.5) 134 5.2 (3.7, 7.4) 35 3.0 (2.0, 4.5)
Elevated Depressive Symptomsc (%)
CESD10<10 11,014 73.1 (72.0, 74.3) 1,195 75.5 (73.0, 78.2) 1,547 71.7 (69.4, 74.1) 946 72.4 (69.5, 75.5) 4,769 77.8 (75.9, 79.8) 1,469 62.2 (59.5, 65.1) 754 75.5 (72.1, 79.1)
CESD10≥10 4,554 26.9 (25.7, 28.1) 467 24.5 (22.0, 27.2) 718 28.3 (26.0, 30.8) 388 27.6 (24.8, 30.8) 1,532 22.2 (20.3, 24.2) 1,034 37.8 (35.1, 40.7) 268 24.5 (21.2, 28.2)

Abbreviations: AHEI: Alternate Healthy Eating Index; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; CB: chronic bronchitis; CHD: coronary heart disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVD: cardiovascular disease; CESD-10: Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 10-item version; Est.: Estimate; GED: General Educational Development; MI: myocardial infarction

a

All values are weighted for study design and non-response except for N where the unweighted N is presented.

b

Dietary intake was ascertained by two 24-hour dietary recalls administered 6 weeks apart. The Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010), a summary measure of diet quality based on foods/nutrients predictive of chronic disease risk, was computed. The AHEI assesses intake of 11 dietary components, i.e., vegetables other than potatoes, whole fruit, whole grains, sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice, nuts and legumes, red/processed meat, trans-fats, long-chain (n-3) fats (eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid), polyunsaturated fatty acids, sodium, and alcohol intake. The NCI method was used to estimate the usual intake for each component. Individual components were scored from 0 (worst) to 10 (best) and were summed to compute the overall AHEI score.

c

Self-reported physical activity was assessed using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) (33). Information was obtained on weekly frequency and average daily duration of transportation-related activity (i.e., walking or bicycling for travel, considered as moderate-intensity activity), and moderate- and vigorous-intensity work-related and leisure-time physical activity. Physical activity levels were categorized as whether or not the participant met high or medium activity levels per the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, i.e., at least 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes/week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, or an equivalent combination of both.

d

Hypertension was defined as systolic BP ≥140 mmHg, diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg, or taking antihypertensive medication. Dyslipidemia was defined as LDL cholesterol >=160 mg/dL or HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dL or triglycerides >=200 mg/dL or taking cholesterol lowering medication. Current cigarette smoking was defined as currently smoking and having smoked >100 cigarettes over the lifetime. Diabetes mellitus was defined as fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL, 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) ≥200 mg/dL, HbA1c ≥6.5%, or self-reported diabetes medication use. Obesity was defined as body mass index ≥30.0 kg/m2.

e

Depressive symptoms were assessed with the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10) and elevated depressive symptoms were defined as CES-D 10 score≥10.