Table 1.
Self-reported cardiovascular conditions of JHS participants at baseline.
| Characteristics | Told by Doctor Had High Blood Pressure | Told by Doctor Had High Cholesterol | Told by Doctor Had Heart Attack | Told by Doctor Had Diabetes | Told by Doctor Had Kidney Problems | Told by Doctor Had Stroke | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p < 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p> 0.05 | p > 0.05 | |||||||||
| Age | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| 21–34 | 251 | 4.7 | 36 | 14.3 | 10 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4. 8 | 21 | 8.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 35–44 | 1008 | 19.0 | 340 | 33.7 | 159 | 15.8 | 9 | 0.9 | 74 | 7.3 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.7 |
| 45–54 | 1302 | 24. 6 | 620 | 47.7 | 338 | 26.0 | 50 | 3.9 | 176 | 13.6 | 54 | 4.2 | 19 | 1.5 |
| 55–64 | 1436 | 27.1 | 949 | 56.2 | 463 | 32.3 | 88 | 6.1 | 318 | 22.2 | 72 | 5.0 | 72 | 5.0 |
| 65–74 | 996 | 18.8 | 741 | 74.6 | 383 | 38.6 | 85 | 8.6 | 256 | 25.8 | 60 | 6.0 | 75 | 7.6 |
| 75–84 | 283 | 5.5 | 226 | 77.0 | 102 | 34.9 | 29 | 9.9 | 75 | 25.7 | 29 | 9.9 | 18 | 6.2 |
| Over 85 | 15 | 0.3 | 10 | 66.7 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 20.0 |
| Sex | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | ||||||||
| Female | 3360 | 63.4 | 1958 | 58.3 | 965 | 28.8 | 138 | 4.1 | 616 | 18.4 | 188 | 5.6 | 113 | 3.4 |
| Male | 1941 | 36.6 | 964 | 49.7 | 495 | 25.6 | 124 | 6.4 | 296 | 15.3 | 83 | 4.3 | 82 | 4.2 |
| Education Level | p > 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p < 0.05 | ||||||||
| Less than High School | 973 | 18.42 | 690 | 70.8 | 329 | 32.9 | 90 | 9.3 | 255 | 26.2 | 81 | 8.3 | 82 | 8.4 |
| High School/GED | 1064 | 20.15 | 630 | 59.2 | 289 | 27.2 | 64 | 6.0 | 183 | 17.2 | 63 | 5.9 | 39 | 3.7 |
| >High School,< Bachelors | 1525 | 28.88 | 749 | 49.1 | 376 | 24.7 | 56 | 3.7 | 232 | 15.2 | 63 | 5.9 | 41 | 2.7 |
| Bachelors degree or higher | 1719 | 32.55 | 843 | 49.1 | 462 | 26.9 | 51 | 2.9 | 239 | 13.9 | 62 | 3.6 | 33 | 1.9 |
| Family Income | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | ||||||||
| Low | 701 | 15.64 | 432 | 61.6 | 201 | 28.7 | 57 | 8.1 | 160 | 22.8 | 64 | 9.1 | 52 | 7.4 |
| Lower–Middle | 1131 | 25.24 | 691 | 61.1 | 328 | 29.0 | 65 | 5.8 | 219 | 19.3 | 61 | 5.4 | 60 | 6.3 |
| Upper–Middle | 1328 | 29.64 | 690 | 52.0 | 338 | 25.5 | 49 | 3.7 | 208 | 15.7 | 44 | 3.3 | 37 | 2.8 |
| Affluent | 1321 | 29.48 | 650 | 49.2 | 354 | 26.8 | 37 | 2.8 | 164 | 12.4 | 38 | 2.9 | 18 | 1.4 |
| County of Residence | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | ||||||||
| Hinds | 4367 | 82.44 | 2472 | 56.7 | 1200 | 27.5 | 5.0 | 768 | 17.6 | 232 | 5.3 | 170 | 3.9 | |
| Madison | 498 | 9.40 | 244 | 49.0 | 158 | 31.7 | 23 | 4.6 | 80 | 16.1 | 27 | 5.2 | 13 | 2.6 |
| Rankin | 232 | 4.38 | 107 | 46.3 | 54 | 23.4 | 8 | 3.5 | 28 | 12.1 | 7 | 3.0 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Unknown | 200 | 3.78 | 97 | 48.5 | 48 | 24.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 35 | 17.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 3.5 |