Table 2.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristics | NHW | Asian (all) | Asian Indian | Chinese | Filipino | Japanese | Korean | Vietnamese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 32,406 | 11,101 | 2,679 | 5,310 | 1,379 | 837 | 413 | 483 |
| Women, (%) | 58% | 58% | 46% +* | 60% | 65% + | 68% +* | 68% + | 64% |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 57 (13.4) | 50 (12.0) + | 46 (10.1) +* | 51 (12.3) +* | 50 (11.0) + | 56 (14.1) * | 47 (11.2) + | 48 (10.5) + |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 26.5 (4.6) | 24.6 (3.8) + | 25.8 (3.7) +* | 23.8 (3.3) +* | 26.5 (4.1) * | 24.4 (4.1) + | 24.0 (3.7) + | 23.5 (3.2) +* |
| Prop. of Overweight (%) | 49% | 43% + | 53% * | 36% +* | 54% * | 42% | 37% + | 37% + |
| Prop. of Obese (%) | 26% | 12% + | 17% +* | 7% +* | 24% * | 14% + | 8% + | 6% +* |
| BP-Sys, mean (SD), mmHg | 124 (14) | 119 (14) + | 118 (13) + | 118 (14) +* | 124 (13) * | 123 (14) * | 117 (14) + | 116 (13) + |
| BP-Dia, mean (SD), mmHg | 74 (8) | 73 (9) + | 74 (8) + | 72 (9) +* | 76 (8) +* | 74 (9) | 73 (9) | 73 (8) + |
| Prop. of High BP (%) | 69% | 54% + | 52% + | 50% +* | 74% * | 65% * | 53% + | 46% + |
| Glucose (fasting), mean (SD), mg/dL | 97 (17) | 97 (16) | 97 (18) | 96 (14) | 102 (22) +* | 97 (12) | 98 (15) | 94 (13) |
| Glucose (random), mean (SD), mg/dL | 99 (21) | 101 (23) + | 101 (25) + | 99 (18) | 107 (31) +* | 101 (20) | 99 (18) | 97 (18) |
| Prop. of Diabetes or IFG (%) | 19% | 24% + | 26% + | 21% | 35% +* | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| Total Cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL | 193 (35) | 187 (34) + | 183 (32) +* | 186 (32) + | 193 (37) * | 196 (35) * | 188 (32) | 194 (34) |
| HDL, mean (SD), mg/dL | 58 (16) | 53 (14) + | 47 (12) +* | 55 (14) +* | 54 (14) + | 61 (16) +* | 57 (15) | 54 (13) |
| LDL, mean (SD), mg/dL | 114 (30) | 110 (29) + | 110 (28) + | 108 (29) + | 112 (32) | 111 (30) | 109 (27) | 115 (29) |
| Prop. of low HDL (%) | 25% | 35% + | 51% + | 29% +* | 37% + | 21% * | 28% | 36% + |
| Triglycerides, mean (SD), mg/dL | 110 (66) | 124 (76) + | 133 (77) +* | 117 (72) +* | 133 (79) + | 126 (85) + | 117 (80) | 127 (74) + |
| Prop. of Hypertriglyceridemia (%) | 25% | 34% + | 39% + | 30% + | 41% + | 36% + | 30% | 34% |
+
Statistically Significant with NHW at p<0.00016
*
Statistically Significant with Asian (all) at p<0.00016