Table 2. Cardiovascular Disease Markers, by Age Groupa and Years in the United States, Cameron County Hispanic Cohort, Texas b .
| Marker | Young Adult |
Middle Age |
Older Age |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤10 y (n = 268) | >10 y (n = 180) | US-Born (n = 337) | ≤10 y (n = 164) | >10 y (n = 535) | US-Born (n = 240) | ≤10 y (n = 23) | >10 y (n = 94) | US-Born ( n = 56) | |
| Self-reported, n (%) | |||||||||
| Heart attack | 1 (0.003) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.004) | 10 (0.02) | 12 (0.04)c | 2 (0.15) | 11 (0.14) | 4 (0.10) |
| Stroke | 1 (0.001) | 0 | 2 (0.002) | 0 | 16 (0.02)c | 10 (0.04) | 1 (0.05) | 7 (0.06) | 3 (0.04) |
| High blood pressure | 13 (0.05) | 11 (0.04) | 31 (0.07) | 39 (0.22) | 173 (0.32)d | 92 (0.32) | 19 (0.78) | 58 (0.60)c | 35 (0.48) |
| High cholesterol | 17 (0.08) | 22 (0.12) | 37 (0.11) | 42 (0.21) | 189 (0.37)e | 74 (0.25) | 8 (0.33) | 40 (0.46) | 33 (0.43) |
| Measured, mean (SD) | |||||||||
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 71.0 (9.4) | 69.2 (9.4) | 71.1 (9.7) | 75.1 (9.9) | 74.3 (10.2) | 73.5 (9.9) | 68.8 (9.4) | 66.6 (9.7) | 69.5 (10.7) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 109.0 (11.6) | 108.9 (12.1) | 111.0 (12.0) | 121.4 (19.5) | 123.3 (17.6) | 122.4 (17.1) | 124.7 (16.9) | 127.6 (18.9) | 133.3 (17.1) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 179.0 (40.9) | 173.6 (39.7) | 174.6 (40.4) | 196.6 (41.0) | 199.8 (42.0) | 201.7 (43.3) | 175.6 (43.4) | 189.1 (51.1) | 181.2 (39.9) |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 151.4 (107.0) | 139.8 (91.8) | 149.1 (222.7) | 179.0 (121.2) | 197.5 (214.8) | 239.2 (231.1) | 157.4 (85.7) | 196.1 (126.8) | 171.6 (110.3) |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL | 45.8 (10.5) | 48.2 (11.3) | 44.6 (10.8) | 46.6 (11.9) | 47.8 (12.1) | 47.8 (13.1) | 47.8 (11.6) | 48.1 (12.6) | 48.0 (12.9) |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL | 105.7 (34.3) | 105.9 (38.3)c | 103.3 (30.9) | 117.0 (33.0) | 117.8 (34.1) | 114.5 (32.5) | 96.4 (34.6) | 101.9 (35.3) | 100.4 (35.8) |
a
Age was categorized into 3 groups: 18–40 (young adult), 41–64 (middle age), and 65–80 (older age).
b
Not all survey participants answered all questions, so n’s in this table may vary from n’s in Table 1. In addition, percentages were calculated according to the number of participants who answered the question.
c
P < .001. Referent category for analysis of variance or χ2 test is immigrants in United States for ≤10 years in same age group.
d
P < .01. Referent category for statistical test is immigrants in United States for ≤10 years in same age group.
e
P < .05. Referent category for statistical test is immigrants in United States for ≤10 years in same age group.