Table 1.
Population characteristics of subjects with dietary data, stratified by ethnic group (includes seafood and non-seafood eaters).
| NHEXAS-AZ |
BAsES-AZ |
NHANES 2003–04a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | Non-Hispanic | Mexican-American | Total | |
| Subjects, N (%) | 135 (54.9) | 111 (45.1) | 246 | 171 (76.7) | 52 (23.3) | 223 | (71.0) | (8.7) | 2420 |
| Female, N (%) | 81 (60.0) | 76 (68.5) | 157 (63.8) | 95 (55.6) | 28 (53.9) | 123 (55.2) | (52.4) | (49.8) | (52.0) |
| Mean age, years | 43.1 | 44.8 | 43.8 | 57.7 | 48.6 | 55.6 | 41.6 | 30.2 | 40.4 |
| Age range, years | 6–83 | 10–78 | 6–83 | 20–87 | 19–80 | 19–87 | 6–85 | 6–85 | 6–85 |
| Mean body weight, kg | 68.2 | 72.9 | 70.3 | 79.8 | 88.3 | 81.6 | 76.7 | 70.6 | 75.3 |
| Mean BMI | 24.4 | 27.5 | 25.8 | 28.5 | 31.3 | 29.1 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 27.0 |
| Current smokers, N (%) | 28 (20.7) | 14 (13.3) | 42 (17.1) | 30 (17.5) | 3 (5.8) | 33 (14.8) | (27.3) | (17.3) | (25.6) |
| Consumed seafood, N (%) | 18 (13.1) | 17 (14.8) | 35 (13.9) | 24 (14.0) | 7 (13.5) | 31 (13.9) | (12.5) | (8.9) | (13.8) |
a
Population-proportional percentages and means.