TABLE 2.

Socioeconomic Characteristics and Cardiovascular Risk Factors of US- and Non–US-Born Participants, by Race/Ethnicity: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, 2000–2002

	White			Chinese			Black			Hispanic
	US Born	Non-US Born	Pa	US Born	Non-US Born	Pa	US Born	Non-US Born	Pa	US Born	Non-US born	Pa
Total, no.	2445	172		30	772		1712	169		465	1029
Demographic characteristics
Men, %	48.3	43.5	.23	56.7	48.2	.36	44.6	45.7	.77	52.9	45.9	.01
Mean age, y	62.5	63.8	.12	61.1	62.4	.52	62.5	58.4	<.001	61.6	61.1	.38
Socioeconomic indicators
Educationb			.08			.005			.09			<.001
Less than high school diploma	4.8	6.4		3.3	25.7		11.9	15.4		20.0	55.9
High school diploma or some college	46.0	37.4		33.3	36.4		53.6	58.0		67.7	35.4
College degree	49.2	56.1		63.3	38.0		34.5	26.6		12.3	8.8
Income,b %			.96			<.001			.87			<.001
< $20 000	10.8	11.2		3.5	43.1		21.6	23.5		25.5	45.7
$20 000–$49 999	32.1	31.2		34.5	29.7		41.0	40.1		45.8	41.6
≥ $50 000	57.0	57.7		62.1	27.2		37.3	36.4		28.8	12.7
Behavioral and physiological characteristics
Smoked within past 30 days, %	11.3	14.5	.21	5.9	5.6	.95	19.3	4.8	<.001	14.6	13.1	.42
Diabetes, %	4.3	5.2	.58	7.1	10.4	.56	14.2	5.5	.67	16.5	13.5	.12
BMI, kg/m2, mean	27.8	27.2	.14	25.7	23.9	.004	30.2	29.4	.05	30.6	28.9	<.001
Statin use, %	16.6	16.5	.96	24.5	12.4	.05	15.8	12.2	.23	14.1	11.2	.11
LDL cholesterol level, mg/dL, mean	117.0	119.0	.36	108.0	115.0	.16	116.0	119.0	.38	117.0	121.0	.05
HDL cholesterol level, mg/dL, mean	52.2	53.2	.34	53.8	49.4	.05	52.3	53.3	.35	47.8	47.6	.80
Hypertension medication use, %	32.9	35.4	.49	18.4	29.2	.18	50.4	47.7	.48	32.2	32.5	.91
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean	124.0	120.0	.02	125.0	125.0	.82	131.0	129.0	.08	126.0	127.0	.17

Note. BMI = body mass index; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein. Means and proportions of cardiovascular risk factors are adjusted for age and gender.

^aFor difference between US- and non–US-born individuals.

^bUnadjusted values.