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. 2024 Aug 29;20(10):7160–7173. doi: 10.1002/alz.14211

TABLE 2.

Distribution of participant characteristics according to racial and ethnic background.

Overall sample Hispanic/Latino a Filipino Korean Other b
Total N 510 187 149 147 27
Age, mean (SD) 58.6 (16.1) 52.8 (18.4) 57.8 (13.4) 67.4 (10.1) 45.9 (20.2)
≥ 55 years, n (%) 278 (54.5%) 63 (33.7%) 88 (59.1%) 120 (81.6%) 7 (25.9%)
Prefer not to answer or missing 74 (14.5%) 56 (30.0%) 3 (2.0%) 13 (8.8%) 2 (7.4%)
Sex at birth, n (%)
Male 113 (22.2%) 24 (12.8%) 42 (28.2%) 36 (24.5%) 11 (40.7%)
Female 393 (77.1%) 161 (86.1%) 106 (71.1%) 110 (74.8%) 16 (59.3%)
Intersex 1 (< 1%) 1 (< 1%) 0 0 0
Prefer not to answer or missing 3 (< 1%) 1 (< 1%) 1 (< 1%) 1 (< 1%) 0
Gender identity, n (%)
Man 107 (21.0%) 20 (10.7%) 41 (27.5%) 35 (23.8%) 11 (40.7%)
Woman 380 (74.5%) 157 (84.0%) 105 (70.5%) 102 (69.4%) 16 (59.3%)
Transgender man 0 0 0 0 0
Transgender woman 5 (1.0%) 3 (1.6%) 1 (< 1%) 1 (< 1%) 0
Gender queer 0 0 0 0 0
Gender non‐binary 0 0 0 0 0
Another gender 0 0 0 0 0
Prefer not to answer or missing 18 (3.5%) 7 (3.7%) 2 (1.3%) 9 (6.1%) 0
Primary language spoken, n (%)
English 147 (28.8%) 40 (21.4%) 68 (45.6%) 15 (10.2%) 24 (88.9%)
Spanish 142 (27.8%) 142 (75.9%) 0 0 0
Korean 132 (25.9%) 1 (< 1%) 0 131 (89.1%) 0
Tagalog 73 (14.3%) 0 73 (49.0%) 0 0
Other 11 (2.2%) 0 7 (4.7%) 1 (< 1%) 3 (11.1%)
Prefer not to answer or missing 5 (1.0%) 4 (2.1%) 1 (< 1%) 0 0
Hispanic/Latino heritage, n (%)
Mexican 154 (82.4%)
Central American 13 (7.0%)
Cuban 2 (1.1%)
Dominican 1 (< 1%)
Puerto Rican 3 (1.6%)
South American 3 (1.6%)
More than one heritage 3 (1.6%)
Other 5 (2.7%)
Prefer not to answer or missing 3 (1.6%)
Born outside of United States, n (%) 409 (80.2%) 134 (71.7%) 129 (86.6%) 137 (93.2%) 9 (33.3%)
Prefer not to answer or missing 23 (4.5%) 11 (5.9%) 5 (3.4%) 7 (4.8%) 0
Years in the United States, mean (SD) 33.3 (14.4) 32.5 (13.9) 32.2 (15.3) 38.6 (11.7) 11.0 (11.1)
Age at migration, mean (SD) 26.9 (12.2) 24.2 (13.4) 27.1 (11.2) 30.3 (12.5) 25.7 (2.1)
Missing, n (%) 180 (44.0%) 45 (11.0%) 38 (9.3%) 91 (22.3%) 6 (1.5%)
Educational attainment, n (%)
Less than high school 75 (14.7%) 70 (37.4%) 2 (1.3%) 3 (2.0%) 0
High school 19 (3.7%) 17 (9.1%) 0 2 (1.4%) 0
Some college 81 (15.9%) 29 (15.5%) 23 (15.4%) 22 (15.0%) 7 (25.9%)
College/University 179 (35.1%) 21 (11.2%) 67 (45.0%) 78 (53.1%) 13 (48.2%)
Postgraduate 97 (19.0%) 10 (5.4%) 51 (34.2%) 31 (21.1%) 5 (18.5%)
Prefer not to answer or missing 59 (11.6%) 40 (21.4%) 6 (4.0%) 11 (7.5%) 2 (7.4%)
Employment status, n (%)
Full‐time 149 (29.2%) 40 (21.4%) 77 (51.7%) 21 (14.3%) 11 (40.7%)
Part‐time 78 (15.3%) 36 (19.3%) 18 (12.1%) 15 (10.2%) 9 (33.3%)
Retired 230 (45.1%) 65 (34.8%) 52 (34.9%) 107 (72.8%) 6 (22.2%)
Prefer not to answer or missing 53 (10.4%) 46 (24.6%) 2 (1.3%) 4 (2.7%) 1 (3.7%)
a

Four percent of individuals with Hispanic/Latino heritage additionally self‐identified as Filipino (n = 6), Korean (n = 1), and Native Hawaiian (n = 1).

b

The “Other” category encompasses adults who self‐identified under various race and ethnic groups: non‐Hispanic White (n = 10), non‐Hispanic Black (n = 1), Vietnamese (n = 4), Japanese (n = 2), Chinese (n = 2), and Asian not otherwise specified (n = 8).