Table 3.

Association between demographic characteristics and risk factors and underestimation of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk and likelihood of undiagnosed diabetes or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)

		% Underestimating likelihood of undiagnosed diabetes/IFG	P	% Underestimating 10-year CHD Risk	P
Total Sample		54.8% N=157		14.8% N=176
Sex	Male	68.0	<.01	26.1	<.001
	Female	42.7		3.4
Age	<45 years	44.7	<.001	11.6	.02
	≥45 years	91.2		26.3
Education	<12 years	50.9	.101	8.4	<.001
	≥12 years	65.2		29.6
Acculturation score 1–5	=1	51.1	.47	5.2	.01
	>1	57.4		19.8
BMI	BMI≥25	62.1	<.001	17.0	.09
	BMI<25	27.3		5.7
Smoker	Yes	52.4	.81	23.1	.20
	No	55.2		13.3
General health status	Excellent / very good	71.4	.10	20.8	.37
	Good / fair / poor	52.2		13.8
Family history of diabetes	Yes	35.4	<.001	9.6	.10
	No	68.5		18.5
Family history of heart attack	Yes	64.3	.26	30.0	.02
	No	52.7		11.6
Diagnosis of hypertension	Yes	62.5	.26	38.8	<.001
	No	52.2		5.5
Diagnosis of high cholesterol	Yes	52.6	.76	38.5	<.001
	No	55.5		8.0