Table II.

Mean (SD) and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Hispanics by Ethnicity and in Caucasians, SWAN New Jersey Sit

Variable Mean (SD) or Median (IQ range)	Puerto Ricans N=56	Cubans N=44	Dominicans N=42	Central Americans N=29	South Americans N=106	Caucasians N=142	p-values for differences across groups
							Non- Hispanic White vs. Hispanic†	Among Hispanics†	Post-Hoc Comparisons‡
Systolic BP, mmHg	123.7(12.2)	125.3 (11.5)	122.9 (12.3)	125.7 (9.4)	121.7 (10.2)	120.6 (11.5)	0.02	0.28
Diastolic BP, mmHg	82.4 (6.1)	82.0 (7.4)	81.3 (8.1)	83.4 (7.2)	81.8 (7.1)	78.5 (7.6)	<0.001	0.77
LDL Cholesterol, mmol/L	2.83 (0.69)	3.29 (0.69)	3.28 (0.73)	3.18 (0.69)	3.13 (0.73)	3.10 (0.81)	0.82	0.02	PR vs. Cu
HDL Cholesterol, mmol/L	1.23 (0.27)	1.22 (0.26)	1.37 (0.30)	1.37 (0.38)	1.28 (0.31)	1.42 (0.38)	<0.001	0.05
Triglycerides, mmol/L*	1.51 (0.89–2.14)	1.33 (0.88–1.62)	0.94 (0.76–1.37)	1.18 (0.97–1.77)	1.44 (1.05–2.06)	1.11(0.75–1.59)	0.003	0.006	PR vs. D D v. SA
% with Diabetes	13.5	9.8	5.9	8.3	15.6	3.3	0.004	0.56
Glucose, mmol/L*	5.22 (4.61–9.10)	5.11 (4.77–5.49)	5.05 (4.77–5.66)	5.30 (4.66–5.99)	4.99 (4.66–5.83)	4.94 (4.72–5.38)	0.07	0.98
Insulin, ρmol/L	119.5 (65.3–186.1)	77.1 (57.6–102.8)	72.2 (46.5–111.8)	72.2 (52.8–142.4)	89.6 (52.1–143.8)	66.7 (43.1–125.7)	0.003	0.07
HOMA	3.9 (2.0–6.0)	2.7 (1.8–3.5)	2.4 (1.5–3.8)	2.4 (1.7, 4.8)	2.8 (1.6, 5.2)	2.1 (1.3–4.1)	0.002	0.14
Body Mass Index, kg/m2	30.3 (5.9)	30.4 (7.5)	28.2 (5.8)	29.4 (5.0)	29.1 (5.6)	27.7 (6.5)	0.008	0.34
Waist Circumference, cm	91.1 (14.3)	90.3 (16.8)	86.2 (13.7)	89.2 (8.8)	86.8 (13.7)	86.9 (17.9)	0.37	0.27

^*For variables that were not normally distributed, medians and interquartile ranges are presented.

^†p-values for chi-square, ANOVA or Kruskall-Wallis test

^‡Post-hoc pairwise comparisons with p<0.05