Table 1. Characteristics of Atahualpa and NOMAS Caribbean Hispanic populations.
Characteristics | Atahualpa (n = 616) | NOMAS Caribbean Hispanics | ||||
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Total (n = 1,617) | Dominican (n = 995) | Puerto Rican (n = 234) | Cuban (n = 187) | Other (n = 201) | ||
Age, years | 59 ± 13 | 66 ± 9 | 65 ± 9 | 68 ± 9 | 72 ± 10 | 65 ± 9 |
Male | 40.6 % | 36.7 % | 32.7 %* | 41.0 % | 47.1 %* | 42.3 % |
Primary school or less | 64.4 % | 63.6 %*** | 74.5 % | 41.0 %*** | 56.2 %*** | 43.3 %*** |
No or light alcohol drinking | 85.9 % | 65.8 %*** | 67.2 %*** | 65.0 %*** | 65.2 %*** | 60.2 %*** |
Body mass index, kg/cm2 | 27 ± 5 | 28 ± 5*** | 28 ± 5*** | 28 ± 6** | 28 ± 5*** | 29 ± 5*** |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 138 ± 25 | 144 ± 21 | 145 ± 21** | 142 ± 20 | 144 ± 21 | 140 ± 22 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 77 ± 12 | 84 ± 11*** | 86 ± 11*** | 81 ± 11*** | 83 ± 10*** | 82 ± 10*** |
Fasting glucose, mg/dL | 143 ± 89 | 108 ± 53*** | 109 ± 52*** | 112 ± 65*** | 102 ± 43*** | 104 ± 46*** |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 197 ± 31 | 202 ± 41*** | 201 ± 40* | 205 ± 46** | 205 ± 40* | 201 ± 40 |
Antihypertensive medication | 13.0 % | 42.1 %*** | 47.3 %*** | 34.2 %*** | 39.0 %*** | 28.4 %*** |
Lipid-lowering medication | 1.1 % | 12.7 %*** | 12.4 %*** | 15.8 %*** | 13.9 %*** | 10.0 %*** |
Hypoglycemic treatment | 10.9 % | 15.8 %* | 16.6 %* | 20.5 %** | 11.8 % | 10.0 % |
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001 compared with Atahualpa after adjustment for age