TABLE 2.

Weighted estimates of characteristics of women in Hawaii, overall and by asthma and COPD (BRFSS 2010, Sample N=3,363)

	Overall		Asthma			COPD
	na	Mean or %b	No	Yes	p	No	Yes	p
Demographics
Mean Age (in years)	3,363	48.5	49.3	45.3	0.002*	48.2	58.8	<0.001*
Median Age (in years)	3,363	48.0	48.0	46.0	---	47.0	60.0	---
Race/ethnicity (%)					0.035*			0.178
White	1,216	26.3	26.4	25.9		26.2	32.0
Hawaiian	402	13.0	12.4	15.5		12.8	20.4
Filipino	399	16.0	17.3	10.7		16.1	10.9
Japanese	822	26.1	26.2	25.9		26.3	20.9
Other	524	18.5	17.7	22.1		18.6	15.8
Education Status (%)					0.110			0.171
Less than high school	157	4.2	4.7	2.3		4.2	6.1
High school graduate	867	26.6	26.7	26.4		26.7	25.0
Attended college/technical school	997	30.2	29.2	34.2		30.0	39.1
Graduated from college/technical school	1,342	38.9	39.4	37.1		39.2	29.7
Health Factors
Current Smoking (% Yes)	410	12.8	12.7	13.1	0.077	12.4	24.9	0.002*
Binge Drinking (% Yes)	298	10.5	9.8	13.6	0.087	10.6	8.3	0.506
Body Mass Index (%)					<0.001*			0.191
Normal	1,752	53.2	55.7	42.4		53.4	47.1
Overweight	956	26.3	25.8	28.1		26.3	24.2
Obese	655	20.6	18.4	29.5		20.3	28.8
Healthcare Access (% Yes)	3,222	95.6	95.2	97.1	0.154	95.6	97.3	0.397
Emotional Support (%)					0.003*			0.765
Rarely/never	353	10.1	11.2	5.3		10.0	12.2
Sometimes	363	10.2	10.4	9.6		10.2	10.9
Always/usually	2,647	79.7	78.4	85.1		79.8	76.9
Adverse Childhood Events
Mean	3,439	1.6	1.5	2.0	0.001*	1.6	2.3	0.002*
Categories (% Yes)
Household Dysfunction	1,369	41.8	40.2	48.6	0.010*	41.5	53.2	0.035*
Physical Abuse	490	14.9	14.9	14.9	0.985	14.7	23.2	0.031*
Verbal Abuse	845	24.9	22.8	33.9	<0.001*	24.6	37.9	0.007*
Sexual Abuse	487	13.2	12.6	16.0	0.120	13.0	21.0	0.028*

p=p-value; BRFSS=Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; SE=Standard Error; kg=Kilogram; m=Meter

^aUnweighted number of women in Hawaii who participated in the BRFSS, 2010 with complete data

^bWeighted percentages

^*Significant p-value < 0.05