Table 1.
Basic characteristics for 134 596 men and women in the Multiethnic Cohort Study, 1993–1996*
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Racial/ethnic groups |
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| Variables | Statistics | White (N = 15 894) | African American (N = 7252) | Native Hawaiian (N = 4499) | Japanese American (N = 19 639) | Latino (N = 14 111) |
| Men | ||||||
| Age at entry, years | Mean ± SD | 57.4 ± 8.7 | 60.0 ± 8.9 | 55.5 ± 8.2 | 59.7 ± 9.1 | 59.2 ± 7.7 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | Mean ± SD | 25.9 ± 3.9 | 26.7 ± 4.2 | 28.5 ± 5.1 | 24.8 ± 3.3 | 26.9 ± 3.9 |
| Energy intake, Kcal/day | Mean ± SD | 2312.0 ± 899.0 | 2240.5 ± 1170.5 | 2786.8 ± 1308.3 | 2276.5 ± 835.9 | 2640.8 ± 1365.5 |
| Fruit and vegetable intake, g/1000 Kcal/day | Mean ± SD | 289.1 ± 143.8 | 286.1 ± 153.0 | 261.9 ± 137.2 | 272.0 ± 132.6 | 305.3 ± 143.0 |
| Physical activity, METs/weeka | Mean ± SD | 60.3 ± 64.4 | 43.1 ± 60.0 | 69.3 ± 77.8 | 48.6 ± 54.3 | 51.2 ± 68.1 |
| Sleeping hours per day | Mean ± SD | 7.2 ± 1.0 | 6.9 ± 1.3 | 6.9 ± 1.2 | 6.9 ± 1.1 | 7.1 ± 1.2 |
| Current smokers | N (%) | 2625 (16.5) | 1971 (27.2) | 1023 (22.7) | 3128 (15.9) | 2645 (18.7) |
| Alcohol drinkers | N (%) | 11 647 (73.3) | 4305 (59.4) | 2750 (61.1) | 11 258 (57.3) | 9471 (67.1) |
| Hypertension and/or diabetes | N (%) | 4621 (29.1) | 3935 (54.3) | 2203 (49.0) | 8796 (44.8) | 5521 (39.1) |
| College or graduate school | N (%) | 8187 (51.5) | 1830 (25.2) | 927 (20.6) | 6945 (35.4) | 1916 (13.6) |
| Variables | Statistics | White (N = 18 587) | African American (N = 12 476) | Native Hawaiian (N = 5584) | Japanese American (N = 22 378) | Latino (N = 14 176) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| Age at entry, years | Mean ± SD | 57.6 ± 8.8 | 59.0 ± 9.0 | 55.0 ± 8.2 | 59.9 ± 8.9 | 58.4 ± 7.7 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | Mean ± SD | 25.1 ± 5.2 | 28.2 ± 5.7 | 27.8 ± 6.0 | 23.1 ± 3.8 | 27.2 ± 5.1 |
| Energy intake, Kcal/day | Mean ± SD | 1815.8 ± 698.5 | 1897.9 ± 981.1 | 2355.7 ± 1237.9 | 1808.2 ± 675.2 | 2179.0 ± 1152.6 |
| Fruit and vegetable intake, g/1000 Kcal/day | Mean ± SD | 362.2 ± 169.9 | 364.2 ± 181.8 | 339.9 ± 173.0 | 370.1 ± 163.7 | 379.8 ± 175.9 |
| Physical activity, METs/weeka | Mean ± SD | 46.6 ± 47.1 | 29.8 ± 39.1 | 46.3 ± 56.4 | 33.6 ± 36.1 | 32.4 ± 45.1 |
| Sleeping hours per day | Mean ± SD | 7.2 ± 1.1 | 6.9 ± 1.3 | 6.9 ± 1.2 | 6.8 ± 1.0 | 7.1 ± 1.2 |
| Current smokers | N (%) | 3088 (16.6) | 2487 (19.9) | 1314 (23.5) | 2101 (9.4) | 1528 (10.8) |
| Alcohol drinkers | N (%) | 11 408 (61.4) | 5025 (40.3) | 2176 (39.0) | 5258 (23.5) | 5361 (37.8) |
| Hypertension and/or diabetes | N (%) | 4797 (25.8) | 6765 (54.2) | 2355 (42.2) | 8407 (37.6) | 5288 (37.3) |
| College or graduate school | N (%) | 7214 (38.8) | 3226 (25.9) | 999 (17.9) | 6871 (30.7) | 1347 (9.5) |
METs, metabolic equivalents; SD, standard deviation.
aMETs for moderate activity, vigorous work and strenuous sports.
*P-values < 0.001 in every subgroup comparison across racial/ethnic groups.