Table 1.
Baseline demographic, risk factor, and prevalent disease information for analyzed participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos enrolled between March 2008 and June 2011.
| Men (n = 6317) |
Women (n = 9508) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (SD) or proportion |
Mean (SD) or proportion |
| Age (years) | 40.6 (14.8) | 42.1 (15.1) |
| Hispanic/Latino background group | ||
| Mexican | 38.2% | 39.7% |
| Puerto Rican | 17.8% | 16.0% |
| Cuban | 22.8% | 19.1% |
| Dominican | 8.6% | 12.0% |
| Central American | 7.6% | 7.8% |
| South American | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| Education < High school/GED | 32.5% | 33.5% |
| Income | ||
| < $10K | 11.9% | 18.2% |
| $10K – $20K | 30.1% | 34.5% |
| > $20K – $40K | 34.6% | 31.6% |
| > $40K – $75K | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| > $75K | 7.4% | 3.7% |
| Family history of CHD | 25.6% | 31.5% |
| Family history of stroke | 11.2% | 14.1% |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never | 51.1% | 70.9% |
| Former | 22.1% | 13.0% |
| Current | 26.8% | 16.1% |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 98.3 (14.1) | 96.6 (14.8) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 123.5 (15.1) | 116.8 (18.5) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 73.6 (10.9) | 70.9 (10.7) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 44.8 (11.4) | 51.8 (12.9) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 149.0 (150.6) | 119.9 (76.9) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 104.6 (34.5) | 99.6 (32.1) |
| Antihypertensive medication use | 12.3% | 13.7% |
| Lipid-lowering medication use | 8.6% | 9.9% |
| Glucose-lowering medication use | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| CHD | 5.7% | 3.6% |
| CHD, including self-reported angina | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1.8% | 1.1% |
Abbreviations: CHD, coronary heart disease; GED, general educational development; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; K, thousand; SD, standard deviation.