Table 2.
Prevalence of Hypertensiona for selected characteristics among Hispanic subgroups, non-Hispanic blacks and non-Hispanic whites: NHIS 1997–2005
| Characteristics | Puerto Rican | Mexican | Mexican American | Cuban | Dominican | Central & South American | Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic black | Non-Hispanic whiteb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 23.1 (0.68) | 12.8 (0.34) | 18.8 (0.52) | 24.2 (0.71) | 21.3 (1.35) | 12.6 (0.57) | 17.8 (0.81) | 30.6 (0.38) | 24.4 (0.16) |
| Socio-demographic | |||||||||
| Age group | |||||||||
| 18–45 | 11.3 (0.65) | 6.7 (0.28) | 8.8 (0.40) | 7.3 (0.62) | 10.2 (1.31) | 5.8 (0.40) | 9.3 (0.59) | 15.3 (0.30) | 9.9 (0.13) |
| 46–85 | 43.3 (1.49) | 33.5 (0.91) | 40.7 (1.08) | 39.9 (0.93) | 45.2 (3.18) | 30.1 (1.51) | 35.1 (1.44) | 55.6 (0.56) | 39.6 (0.21) |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 21.0 (1.09) | 9.8 (0.45) | 17.3 (0.65) | 21.2 (1.25) | 18.3 (2.17) | 10.9 (0.81) | 16.0 (1.01) | 27.5 (0.46) | 24.1 (0.20) |
| Female | 24.9 (1.01) | 16.1 (0.50) | 20.1 (0.64) | 27.3 (1.01) | 23.6 (1.76) | 14.2 (0.75) | 19.6 (1.07) | 33.0 (0.46) | 24.7 (0.19) |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married | 23.3 (0.99) | 12.9 (0.42) | 20.5 (0.70) | 23.0 (1.04) | 21.8 (2.64) | 12.9 (0.74) | 17.9 (1.01) | 31.8 (0.57) | 24.5 (0.17) |
| Divorced | 26.9 (1.90) | 18.5 (1.31) | 25.8 (1.18) | 28.2 (2.10) | 25.6 (3.13) | 16.3 (1.69) | 22.2 (1.73) | 39.6 (0.61) | 26.9 (0.30) |
| Widow | 59.7 (3.57) | 44.0 (2.60) | 48.3 (1.98) | 51.8 (3.76) | 76.1 (6.20) | 42.7 (4.79) | 49.0 (4.24) | 66.9 (0.85) | 53.0 (0.39) |
| Single | 13.1 (1.12) | 6.0 (0.55) | 7.1 (0.54) | 13.6 (1.83) | 10.5 (2.63) | 6.2 (0.81) | 9.2 (0.76) | 16.8 (0.41) | 10.2 (0.21) |
| Region | |||||||||
| Northeast | 24.5 (0.78) | 8.3 (1.84) | 16.0 (4.66) | 26.1 (2.22) | 21.5 (1.42) | 12.4 (1.08) | 14.2 (1.18) | 27.2 (0.75) | 23.9 (0.28) |
| Midwest | 24.8 (2.32) | 12.2 (0.92) | 14.3 (1.48) | 22.7 (5.55) | 0 | 16.2 (3.38) | 13.7 (2.61) | 30.9 (0.89) | 23.7 (0.29) |
| South | 20.0 (1.58) | 13.3 (0.63) | 21.5 (0.98) | 24.3 (0.75) | 21.5 (3.92) | 10.6 (0.94) | 16.4 (1.28) | 31.7 (0.54) | 26.1 (0.30) |
| West | 20.8 (2.60) | 12.8 (0.47) | 17.3 (0.59) | 20.3 (3.56) | 34.5 (15.4) | 15.1 (0.87) | 21.0 (1.21) | 28.3 (0.83) | 22.7 (0.35) |
| Nativity status | |||||||||
| US-born | 21.1 (0.83) | 17.0 (0.90) | 19.5 (0.55) | 9.1 (1.30) | 9.2 (3.39) | 9.6 (1.65) | 20.2 (1.08) | 31.6 (0.40) | 24.5 (0.16) |
| Island/Foreign Born | 28.1 (1.44) | 12.0 (0.37) | 14.8 (0.99) | 28.3 (0.76) | 23.6 (1.47) | 13.1 (0.61) | 14.5 (0.88) | 20.4 (0.90) | 22.7 (0.55) |
| Education | |||||||||
| Less than high school | 32.9 (1.28) | 13.7 (0.45) | 24.7 (0.99) | 33.8 (1.77) | 28.7 (1.98) | 15.2 (1.07) | 22.7 (1.53) | 42.4 (0.79) | 35.6 (0.37) |
| High school/GED | 20.1 (1.24) | 10.3 (0.68) | 16.0 (0.70) | 24.3 (2.02) | 15.4 (2.71) | 10.9 (0.99) | 17.8 (1.32) | 29.3 (0.56) | 27.5 (0.23) |
| Some college | 16.4 (1.74) | 11.4 (1.02) | 14.6 (0.92) | 14.3 (1.49) | 12.4 (2.48) | 9.7 (0.97) | 14.2 (1.25) | 24.2 (0.54) | 21.3 (0.29) |
| Complete college or higher | 17.1 (1.76) | 12.9 (1.04) | 16.9 (1.05) | 18.5 (1.70) | 22.2 (3.65) | 12.9 (1.20) | 14.9 (1.33) | 26.4 (0.59) | 19.6 (0.18) |
| Income | |||||||||
| <$20,000 | 14.1 (1.12) | 9.4 (0.48) | 12.3 (0.60) | 16.6 (1.42) | 15.1 (1.69) | 9.1 (0.65) | 11.7 (0.87) | 22.8 (0.34) | 16.9 (0.24) |
| $20,000–$34,999 | 15.5 (1.63) | 8.4 (0.82) | 14.0 (1.03) | 14.5 (1.84) | 21.3 (4.49) | 9.9 (1.10) | 14.1 (1.56) | 22.9 (0.61) | 17.1 (0.28) |
| $35,000 –$54,999 | 16.9 (2.48) | 12.5 (1.69) | 18.3 (1.68) | 11.9 (3.28) | 7.2 (4.15) | 14.4 (3.13) | 13.4 (2.47) | 24.5 (0.91) | 18.6 (0.33) |
| ≥$55,000 | 15.7 (3.31) | 16.7 (3.10) | 14.9 (2.35) | 15.6 (4.55) | 31.3 (12.2) | 16.6 (3.30) | 17.6 (3.97) | 25.7 (1.42) | 18.7 (0.37) |
| Health Insurance | |||||||||
| Private | 16.4 (0.85) | 12.1 (0.58) | 15.4 (0.56) | 15.4 (1.42) | 15.8 (2.42) | 10.6 (0.72) | 14.5 (0.92) | 24.9 (0.40) | 17.8 (0.15) |
| Public | 37.9 (1.51) | 31.5 (1.25) | 38.6 (1.26) | 44.9 (1.75) | 34.3 (2.46) | 33.6 (2.49) | 35.6 (1.90) | 50.5 (0.71) | 47.5 (0.27) |
| None | 16.3 (1.47) | 8.8 (0.36) | 11.8 (0.68) | 15.9 (1.86) | 17.6 (2.28) | 8.9 (0.73) | 12.4 (0.97) | 20.7 (0.59) | 15.1 (0.29) |
| Health-related | |||||||||
| BMI | |||||||||
| < 25.0 | 12.9 (1.08) | 7.2 (0.41) | 11.0 (0.68) | 17.3 (1.27) | 15.0 (1.88) | 6.8 (0.54) | 11.3 (0.84) | 18.5 (0.43) | 15.4 (0.17) |
| ≥ 25.0 | 29.0 (1.01) | 15.8 (0.44) | 22.5 (0.61) | 29.5 (1.06) | 26.9 (2.34) | 17.0 (0.93) | 22.6 (1.10) | 36.7 (0.46) | 31.4 (0.20) |
| Smoking Status | |||||||||
| Current | 19.3 (1.23) | 11.2 (0.67) | 16.0 (0.86) | 20.6 (2.10) | 17.5 (3.31) | 10.1 (1.39) | 16.4 (1.14) | 30.2 (0.53) | 19.3 (0.22) |
| Former | 30.0 (1.95) | 20.3 (1.06) | 30.9 (1.20) | 35.5 (2.38) | 39.5 (6.77) | 20.4 (2.09) | 27.1 (1.76) | 47.9 (0.77) | 33.6 (0.27) |
| Never | 23.0 (0.92) | 11.9 (0.38) | 16.8 (0.60) | 22.8 (0.82) | 19.7 (1.40) | 17.7 (0.66) | 15.7 (0.99) | 26.9 (0.43) | 22.3 (0.19) |
| Diabetes | |||||||||
| Yes | 62.9 (2.27) | 50.3 (2.16) | 57.6 (1.57) | 58.1 (4.10) | 68.2 (7.08) | 50.0 (3.95) | 52.9 (3.35) | 71.2 (0.90) | 61.9 (0.48) |
| No | 18.4 (0.65) | 10.4 (0.31) | 14.6 (0.49) | 21.1 (0.76) | 18.8 (1.41) | 11.1 (0.53) | 15.0 (0.74) | 26.2 (0.35) | 21.7 (0.15) |
a
Unadjusted prevalence and standard errors.
b
All P values for stratum adjusted chi-square tests were <0.01. All P values for stratum specific chi-square within Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic groups were <0.05 with the exception of sex for Dominicans (0.07); region for Puerto Ricans (0.06) and Cubans (0.58); and income for Puerto Ricans (0.71), Cubans (0.43), Dominicans (0.12), Central & South Americans (0.13) and other Hispanics (0.41).