Table 2:
Age-adjusted Demographic, Anthropometric, and Health Characteristics by Hispanic/Latino Background, for Men*
| Risk factors | Dominican (N = 448) | Central American (N = 588) | Cuban (N = 897) | Mexican (N = 2,297) | Puerto Rican (N = 943) | South American (N = 390) | Mixed or Other (N = 184) | Overall (N = 5,747) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | 38.9 (1.1) | 38.2 (0.7) | 45.7 (0.7) | 38.0 (0.5) | 42.0 (0.7) | 40.2 (0.9) | 34.4 (1.2) | 40.3 (0.3) |
| Marital status, % | ||||||||
| Single | 49.0 (2.3) | 36.9 (2.4) | 35.3 (1.9) | 25.5 (1.3) | 52.5 (2.4) | 33.0 (2.7) | 36.7 (4.9) | 35.6 (0.9) |
| Married or living with a partner | 40.8 (2.4) | 51.4 (2.6) | 50.5 (2.3) | 65.3 (1.5) | 35.0 (2.3) | 54.7 (3.1) | 50.0 (5.1) | 52.8 (1.1) |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 10.2 (1.5) | 11.7 (1.5) | 14.2 (1.4) | 9.2 (0.8) | 12.6 (1.3) | 12.3 (1.9) | 13.3 (2.5) | 11.6 (0.6) |
| Education, % | ||||||||
| No high school diploma or GED | 42.3 (2.9) | 40.2 (2.5) | 19.2 (1.5) | 38.1 (1.8) | 33.0 (2.3) | 22.0 (2.7) | 22.1 (3.5) | 32.4 (1.0) |
| At most a high school diploma or GED | 19.7 (2.4) | 25.1 (2.4) | 33.9 (1.9) | 30.4 (1.5) | 31.6 (2.2) | 29.4 (3.2) | 20.3 (4.9) | 29.7 (0.9) |
| Greater than high school diploma or GED | 37.9 (2.9) | 34.7 (2.6) | 46.9 (2.0) | 31.5 (2.1) | 35.4 (2.5) | 48.6 (3.3) | 57.6 (5.5) | 37.9 (1.1) |
| Household yearly income, % | ||||||||
| <$30K | 63.9 (2.8) | 63.5 (2.9) | 61.6 (2.0) | 54.8 (2.5) | 52.3 (2.5) | 58.0 (3.4) | 40.0 (5.0) | 56.7 (1.3) |
| ≥$30K | 29.7 (2.7) | 30.4 (2.7) | 30.7 (2.0) | 42.9 (2.5) | 43.3 (2.5) | 38.0 (3.4) | 53.1 (5.1) | 38.6 (1.4) |
| Missing | 6.4 (1.7) | 6.0 (1.2) | 7.6 (1.2) | 2.3 (0.5) | 4.4 (0.8) | 4.0 (1.7) | 6.9 (2.1) | 4.7 (0.4) |
| Employment status, % | ||||||||
| Retired and not currently employed | 10.3 (1.3) | 6.7 (0.9) | 5.8 (0.9) | 7.9 (0.7) | 13.8 (1.3) | 4.7 (1.0) | 11.2 (1.7) | 8.5 (0.4) |
| Not retired and not currently employed | 39.8 (2.9) | 31.5 (2.7) | 42.1 (2.1) | 23.9 (1.4) | 38.0 (2.5) | 24.7 (3.0) | 35.9 (5.0) | 32.3 (1.1) |
| Employed part-time (≤35 h/wk) | 13.0 (2.1) | 19.4 (2.3) | 12.3 (1.1) | 15.0 (1.1) | 13.4 (1.7) | 22.7 (2.8) | 17.6 (4.2) | 14.8 (0.6) |
| Employed full-time (>35 h/wk) | 36.9 (3.0) | 42.4 (2.7) | 39.8 (1.9) | 53.2 (1.7) | 34.8 (2.4) | 47.9 (3.2) | 35.4 (5.3) | 44.5 (1.1) |
| Current cigarette smoker, % | 9.5 (1.8) | 18.9 (2.0) | 32.0 (2.0) | 24.0 (1.5) | 34.3 (2.2) | 15.4 (2.6) | 23.1 (4.3) | 25.4 (0.9) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.9 (0.4) | 28.6 (0.3) | 28.4 (0.2) | 29.1 (0.2) | 29.4 (0.3) | 27.9 (0.3) | 29.4 (0.5) | 28.9 (0.1) |
| BMI, % | ||||||||
| <18.5: underweight | 2.8 (1.1) | 0.8 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.6) | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) | 1.1 (0.8) | −0.2 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.2) |
| 18.5–25: normal | 15.4 (1.9) | 24.1 (2.6) | 26.1 (1.8) | 17.1 (1.1) | 25.6 (2.0) | 23.3 (2.7) | 21.5 (4.3) | 21.1 (0.7) |
| 25–30: overweight | 43.4 (2.8) | 42.4 (3.0) | 37.7 (1.9) | 45.6 (1.7) | 34.4 (2.4) | 48.4 (3.6) | 40.7 (5.2) | 41.6 (1.0) |
| ≥30: obese | 38.5 (3.0) | 32.7 (2.4) | 34.5 (1.7) | 36.8 (1.9) | 39.7 (2.3) | 27.2 (2.9) | 38.0 (4.7) | 36.4 (0.9) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 97.6 (1.1) | 96.3 (0.6) | 98.1 (0.6) | 99.1 (0.5) | 98.5 (0.7) | 95.6 (0.8) | 99.9 (1.4) | 98.3 (0.3) |
| Diabetes, % | 16.1 (1.6) | 14.1 (1.4) | 10.4 (1.2) | 16.9 (1.1) | 14.4 (1.4) | 8.9 (1.4) | 15.6 (2.2) | 14.5 (0.6) |
| Hypertension, % | 30.0 (2.4) | 21.8 (1.7) | 27.2 (1.5) | 19.2 (1.1) | 24.9 (1.9) | 18.0 (1.9) | 24.3 (2.6) | 23.1 (0.7) |
Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; GED = general education degree.
*
For continuous variables other than age, statistic is age-adjusted weighted mean (SE); adjusted to overall mean age (41.1 yr). For categorical variables, statistic is age-adjusted weighted percent (SE). Estimates refer to the target population because sampling weights were applied.