Table 1.
Characteristics of the 16,319 HCHS/SOL study participants included in this report (HCHS/SOL baseline examination, 2008–2011)
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age, years (mean) (SE) | 41.1 (0.25) |
| Women (%) | 52.2 ± 0.6 |
| Hispanic/Latino background, N (%)* | |
| Dominican | 1,457 (8.9) |
| Central American | 1,725 (10.5) |
| Cuban | 2,343 (14.3) |
| Mexican | 6,451 (39.3) |
| Puerto Rican | 2,702 (16.5) |
| South American | 1,063 (6.5) |
| Mixed/other | 497 (3.0) |
| BMI (%)† | |
| Underweight/normal (<25 kg/m2) | 23.1 ± 0.5 |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 37.1 ± 0.6 |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 39.6 ± 0.7 |
| Missing information | 0.2 ± 0.05 |
| Years in the U.S. >15 years (%) | 57.0 ± 1.1 |
| Not born in the 50 U.S. states (%) | 77.3 ± 0.8 |
| Preference for Spanish (%) | 74.9 ± 0.9 |
| Education (%) | |
| <High school | 31.9 ± 0.7 |
| High school | 27.9 ± 0.6 |
| >High school | 38.4 ± 0.8 |
| Missing information | 1.8 ± 0.1 |
Data are N (%) or % ± SE, unless otherwise indicated.
*Unweighted proportions; all other values displayed in this report are weighted for survey design and nonresponse.
†A total of 248 men (3.7%) and 732 women (7.4%) had BMI values >40 kg/m2. A total of 130 individuals had BMI values <18.5 kg/m2 (<1%).