Table 2.
Lifestyle Indicators Among Respondents According to Poverty-Income Ratio, Education, and Health Insurance Statusa
Poverty-Income Ratio | High School Graduate | Health Insurance Status | ||||||||
Lifestyle Indicator | <1.0 | ≥1.0 | P Valueb | No | Yes | P Valueb | Public | Private | None | P Valueb |
Smoker | 21.8 | 26.4 | .57 | 19.2 | 30.2 | .20 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 32.2 | .53 |
BMI | ||||||||||
<25 kg/m2 | 30.2 | 14.5 | .29 | 18.1 | 19.4 | .98 | 21.4 | 15.3 | 18.5 | .10 |
25–29.9 kg/m2 | 35.6 | 38.7 | 36.7 | 35.9 | 42.8 | 42.4 | 25.0 | |||
≥30 kg/m2 | 34.2 | 46.8 | 45.2 | 44.7 | 35.8 | 42.3 | 56.5 | |||
Exercise | ||||||||||
None | 56.5 | 50.2 | .41 | 66.3 | 33.8 | .009 | 60.4 | 37.5 | 64.5 | .06 |
Any | 43.5 | 49.8 | 33.7 | 66.2 | 39.6 | 62.5 | 35.5 | |||
Fiber intake | ||||||||||
≥20 gc | 29.2 | 35.3 | .36 | 26.7 | 39.7 | .19 | 30.1 | 30.8 | 42.1 | .35 |
≥14 g/1,000 kcald | 21.2 | 16.2 | .30 | 22.0 | 11.1 | .06 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 25.1 | .29 |
Daily cholesterol intake | ||||||||||
≤300 mgc | 63.1 | 59.1 | .63 | 70.2 | 46.7 | .02 | 69.7 | 30.9 | 48.0 | .09 |
<200 mgd | 46.8 | 43.8 | .69 | 50.5 | 35.7 | .06 | 52.2 | 45.6 | 30.4 | .13 |
Saturated fat intake | ||||||||||
<10% total kcalc | 49.7 | 51.5 | .88 | 61.5 | 39.3 | .02 | 52.1 | 52.8 | 46.9 | .91 |
<7% total kcald | 24.1 | 26.1 | .81 | 28.4 | 22.7 | .36 | 22.3 | 31.3 | 20.8 | .48 |
BMI = body mass index.
a Values are percentages of individuals.
b Calculated with the χ2 test.
c The 1994 American Diabetes Association dietary recommendations for diabetes.
d The 2006 American Diabetes Association dietary recommendations for diabetes.