Table 3.
Age-Adjusted Prevalencea of Self-reported Diagnosed Diseases and Conditions for Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Respondents (N = 56,754) to the Adventist Health Study-2, by Sex, Preliminary Analysis, United States, 2001–2005
| Disease or Condition | Non-Hispanic Black (N = 14,376) | Non-Hispanic White (N= 42,378) | P valueb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Male No. (%) | Female No. (%) | Total No. (%) | Male No. (%) | Female No. (%) | Total No. (%) | ||
| High blood pressure | 1325 (31.9) | 3,392 (34.3) | 4,717 (33.6) | 3,814 (25.0) | 6,854 (26.0) | 10,668 (25.4) | <.001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 107 (2.6) | 173 (1.8) | 280 (2.0) | 845 (5.4) | 598 (2.3) | 1,443 (3.4) | <.001 |
| High serum cholesterol | 856 (20.6) | 2,059 (20.8) | 2,915 (20.7) | 3,918 (25.2) | 7,473 (28.3) | 11,391 (27.2) | <.001 |
| Stroke | 47 (1.1) | 117 (1.2) | 164 (1.2) | 214 (1.4) | 264 (1.0) | 478 (1.1) | <.001 |
| Type 2 diabetes | 418 (10.6) | 1,116 (11.3) | 1,534 (10.9) | 1,181 (7.6) | 1,762 (6.7) | 2,943 (7.0) | <.001 |
| Cancer | 280 (6.9) | 576 (5.9) | 856 (6.2) | 3,231 (21.0) | 4,788 (18.3) | 8,019 (19.3) | <.001 |
| Emphysema | 33 (0.8) | 48 (0.5) | 81 (0.5) | 229 (1.5) | 244 (0.9) | 473 (1.1) | <.001 |
a
Reference group: non-Hispanic whites.
b
P value is for the null hypothesis of equality in prevalences for blacks and whites, adjusting for age and gender.