Table 2.
Frequency of cardiovascular disease risk factors among ethnoracial groups
| Total | White | Latin American Mestizo | Asian | Black | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N: 660 | N: 516 | N: 82 | N: 49 | N: 13 | ||
| Hypertension (%) | 200 (30) | 154 (30) | 33 (40) | 9 (18) | 4 (31) | 0.07 |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 177 (27) | 148 (29) | 18 (22) | 8 (16) | 3 (23) | 0.2 |
| Diabetes (%) | 43 (7) | 35 (7) | 3 (4) | 3 (6) | 2 (15) | 0.4 |
| Current and Previous Smoking (%) | 234 (36) | 201 (39) | 28 (34) | 4 (8)1 | 1 (8) | < 0.001 |
| Chronic or End-Stage Renal Disease (%) | 24 (4) | 21 (4) | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Sedentary Lifestyle* (%) | 247 (37) | 176 (34) | 54 (66)2 | 8 (16) | 9 (69)2 | < 0.001 |
*Less than 30 min of daily exercise of any intensity
Statistically significant (ss) pairwise differences: 1Asian vs. White, Asian vs. Latin American Mestizo; 2Latin American Mestizo vs. White, Latin American Mestizo vs. Asian and Black vs. Asian