TABLE 1.
Sample (n = 1410) Sociodemographic Characteristics, Health Behaviors, Acculturation Measures, and Biological Markers: Texas City Stress and Health Study, 2004–2006
| % | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age, y | 49.0 (16.1) | 25–90 | |
| Female | 58.6 | ||
| Education, y | 11.5 (3.2) | 0–29 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 35.5 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 12.5 | ||
| Mexican origin | 52.0 | ||
| US born | 72.1 | ||
| Foreign born | 27.9 | ||
| Household income, $ | |||
| < 25 000 | 35.6 | ||
| 25 000–49 000 | 32.1 | ||
| ≥ 50 000 | 21.8 | ||
| Data missing | 11.0 | ||
| Health behaviors | |||
| Has health insurance | 60.1 | ||
| Sedentary | 27.2 | ||
| Smoking | |||
| Former smoker | 20.7 | ||
| Current smoker | 29.7 | ||
| No history of smoking | 49.4 | ||
| Acculturation | |||
| Adult interaction | 7.9 (1.9) | 4–12 | |
| Childhood interaction | 5.1 (1.9) | 3–9 | |
| Preserving Mexican culture | 5.1 (2.5) | 3–15 | |
| English-language usage | 18.1 (6.8) | 6–28 | |
| % census tract Hispanic | 23.1 (16.0) | 0–100 | |
| No. years in the United States | |||
| ≤ 10 | 27.7 | ||
| > 10 | 72.2 | ||
| Biological markers | |||
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 75.6 (11.1) | 40–130 | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 124.1 (19.1) | 74–240 | |
| Glycated hemoglobin, % | 6.1 (1.5) | 4–16 | |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 51.4 (15.1) | 8–100 | |
| Total/HDL cholesterol ratio | 4.3 (91.6) | 0.5–26 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 30.7 (7.3) | 13–60 | |
| Interleukin-6, pg/mL | 2.0 (4.8) | 0.01–84 | |
| Interleukin-10, pg/mL | 4.9 (16.0) | 0.01–452 | |
| C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 13.6 (16.5) | 0.02–188 | |
| Tumor necrosis factor α, μg/L | 5.7 (22.4) | 0.01–551 | |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 160.4 (125.8) | 28–1420 | |
| Cortisol, μg/dL | 22.9 (11.7) | 0.01–180 | |
| Total allostatic load | 2.9 (1.9) | 0–11 | |
Note. BMI = body mass index; HDL = high-density lipoprotein.