TABLE 2.

CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS AT HIGH RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE (CHD)^*

	AT HIGH RISK OF CHD
CHARACTERISTIC
TOTAL: n=132
	---------percent----------
Sex
Female	53.3
Male	47.4	p= 0.38
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	51.6
African American	50.8
White/Others	52.9	p= 0.98
Married
Yes	50.0
No	53.3	p= 0.60
Some college
Yes	35.1
No	54.2	p= 0.03
Moderate-strenuous physical activity, 3–5 days/week
Yes	51.3
No	52.0	p= 0.91
	RESPONDENTS AT HIGH RISK OF CHD
	---------percent----------	p value
†Risk Perception of CHD
High	60.7
Low	43.9	p= 0.007

^*CHD risk index based on having ≥ 3 of the following cardiovascular risk factors: age> 65 years, BMI≥ 30 kg/m², dyslipidemia (i.e. diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia (or most recent cholesterol ≥200 mg/dl or triglycerides≥150 mg/dl), hypertension, diabetes, family history of premature CHD, or current smoker.

^†High or heightened perceived risk based on having a risk perception summary score above the median value (55.0).

Whites/Others includes: 25 whites, 2 Asians and 7 others.

All total vary due to some missing data.