Table 1.

Characteristics and CVD Risk Factors by Acculturation Status (N = 179)

Characteristic	More Acculturated (n = 112)	Less Acculturated (n = 67)
Female	70%	66%
High school education	70%	47%*
Employed/student	37%	33%
Married/living with someone	51%	57%
No health insurance	17%	33%
Nonsmoker	86%	86%
Agea	42 ± 13	45 ± 13
Body mass indexa	29.7 ± 5.4	29.57 ± 6.7
Waist circumferencea	36.9 ± 6.4	36.7 ± 5.1
Days/week exercisea	1.6 ± 1.9	1.1 ± 1.7
Minutes/day exercisea	23.1 ± 30.7	16.7 ± 29.2
Percentage saturated fat intakea	10.6 ± 2.5	9.9 ± 2.5

Note: CVD = cardiovascular disease.

^aValues are given as mean ± standard deviation.

^*p < .05.