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. 2012 Jul;71(7):186–192.

Table 1.

Characteristics of NKFH KEDS Participants and Risk Factors (N=921)

Variable Mean (SD) Sample Size
Gender

Male
Female
Missing = 21a
n=900

337 (37.4%)
563 (62.6%)
Age

18–30
31–45
46–60
61–75
75+
Missing = 74a
55 (16.7) n=847

69 (8.1%)
173 (20.4%)
271 (32.0%)
223 (26.3%)
111 (13.1%)
Ethnicity

Hawaiian/Part Hawaiian
Filipino
Japanese
Chinese
White
Hispanic
Otherb
Missing = 113a
n=808

168 (20.8%)
141 (17.5%)
182 (22.5%)
56 (6.9%)
197 (24.4%)
14 (1.7%)
50 (6.2%)
RISK FACTORS
Total Risk
(cumulative count of individual risk factors)

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1.79 (1.6) N=921


236 (25.6%)
223 (24.2%)
187 (20.3%)
129 (14.0%)
84 (9.1%)
44 (4.8%)
17 (1.8%)
1 (.1%)
Individual Risk Factorsc

Blood Relative with Diabetes
Blood Relative with Cardiovascular Disease
Blood Relative with Kidney Disease
High Blood Pressure
Diabetes
High Cholesterol
Smoking Behaviorsd
n=1650

413 (44.8%)
273 (29.6%)
107 (11.6%)
360 (39.1%)
185 (20.1%)
265 (28.8%)
47 (5.1%)
a

Missing data are due to participants leaving a blank response.

b

includes non-Hawaiian mixed, African-American, and American Indian

c

participants could check off more than one

d

Of the N=921, 288 participants were not assessed for risk of smoking behaviors prior to September 2007. (47/633=7.4%)