Table 1.
Differences in Women’s Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Race
| Risk Factors | Black | Hispanic | White | All | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=545) No. (%) (95% CI) |
(N=186) No. (%) (95% CI) |
(N=539) No. (%) (95% CI) |
(N=1270) No. (%) (95% CI) |
||
| Age > 50 years | 438 (80.4)b (76.8, 83.6) |
156 (83.9)a,b (77.8, 88.8) |
481 (89.2)a (86.3, 91.7) |
1075 (84.6) (82.5, 86.6) |
<0.001 |
| BMI > 29 (kg/m2) | 327 (60.0)a (55.8, 64.1) |
70 (37.6)b (30.7, 45.0) |
216 (40.1)b (35.9, 44.3) |
613 (48.3) (45.5, 51.1) |
<0.001 |
| High cholesterol | 357 (65.5)a,b (61.3, 69.5) |
135 (72.6)a (65.6, 78.9) |
325 (60.3)b (56.0, 64.5) |
817 (64.3) (61.6, 67.0) |
0.008 |
| Hypertension | 471 (86.4)a (83.3, 89.2) |
135 (72.6)b (65.6, 78.9) |
389 (72.2)b (68.2, 75.9) |
995 (78.3) (76.0, 80.6) |
<0.001 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 286 (52.5)a (48.2, 56.7) |
87 (46.8)a (39.4, 54.2) |
174 (32.3)b (28.3, 36.4) |
547 (43.1) (40.3, 45.8) |
<0.001 |
| Personal history CV disease | 263 (48.3)b (44.0, 52.5) |
115 (61.8)a (54.4, 68.8) |
239 (44.3)b (40.1, 48.6) |
617 (48.6) (45.8, 51.4) |
<0.001 |
| Family history CV disease | 494 (90.6)b (87.9, 93.0) |
158 (84.9)b (79.0, 89.8) |
516 (95.7)a (93.7, 97.3) |
1168 (92.0) (90.3, 93.4) |
<0.001 |
| Nicotine Addiction | 154 (28.3)a (24.5, 32.2) |
19 (10.2)b (6.26, 15.5) |
161 (29.9)a (26.0, 33.9) |
334 (26.3) (23.9, 28.8) |
<0.001 |
| Second hand smoke exposure | 345 (63.3)a (59.1, 67.4) |
85 (45.7)b (38.4, 53.1) |
363 (67.3)a (63.2, 71.3) |
793 (62.4) (59.7, 65.1) |
<0.001 |
| Percent with no exercise 6 months pre-AMI | 331 (60.7)a (56.5, 64.9) |
78 (41.9)b (34.8, 49.4) |
295 (54.7)a (50.4, 59.0) |
704 (55.4) (52.7, 58.2) |
<0.001 |
Note: Values with same superscript letter indicate non-significant post hoc difference (Bonferroni adjusted p = 0.003)
CI – Confidence Interval; BMI – Body Mass Index; CV – Cardiovascular; AMI – Acute Myocardial Infarction.