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. 2015 Nov 20;4(11):e001470. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001470

Table 6.

Comparison of Covariates and Health Metrics Between Participants With and Without Complete Data for the 7 Health Metrics

Incomplete Case Complete Cases
N=65 N=420
N Percenta Percentb N Percenta Percentb P Value
Age 0.06
18 to 64 y 12 20.2 4.9 119 38.7 95.1
≥65 years 53 79.8 11.3 301 61.3 88.7
Sex 0.03
Men 28 29.9 5.7 215 48.6 94.3
Women 37 70.1 11.8 205 51.4 88.2
Race/ethnicity
Non‐Hispanic white 7 3.2 12.7 67 2.2 87.3 <0.01
Non‐Hispanic black 26 59.9 6.9 237 79.6 93.1
Mexican American 32 36.9 25.0 100 10.8 75.0
Other 0 0.0 16 7.4 100.0
Poverty income ratio 0.24
≤200% 40 61.0 10.5 244 50.7 89.5
>200% 15 26.9 6.1 129 40.5 93.9
Education level 0.18
≤12 grade 61 89.0 10.2 350 76.6 89.8
>12 grade 4 11.0 4.4 70 23.4 93.9
Blood pressure, mm Hg 0.04
<120/80 (untreated) 6 5.9 3.9 34 13.8 96.1
120 to 139/80 to 89 21 37.0 7.7 176 42.1 92.3
≥140/90 35 57.1 10.9 210 44.0 89.1
Total serum cholesterol, mg/dL 0.30
<200 mg/dL (untreated) 7 22.9 4.0 136 29.0 96.0
200 to 239 mg/dL 9 23.2 3.4 144 34.7 96.6
≥240 mg/dL 14 53.9 7.2 140 36.3 92.8
Hemoglobin A1C 0.36
<5.7%, without medications 9 32.0 3.1 194 52.05 96.9
5.7 to 6.4 or treated <5.7% 14 37.7 6.2 133 30.26 93.8
>6.4% 9 30.3 8.3 93 17.69 95.2
Smoking 0.18
Never 25 37.8 9.0 171 37.40 92.3
Former 31 50.2 11.0 171 39.56 89.1
Current 9 12.0 4.8 78 23.04 94.1
Body mass index, kg/m2 0.34
<25 22 32.6 7.7 148 36.01 92.3
25 to 29.9 24 48.4 10.9 165 36.32 89.1
≥30 13 19.0 5.9 107 27.66 94.1
Physical activity <0.01
≥150 minutes per week 9 12.6 6.4 72 18.10 93.6
1 to 149 minutes per week 6 7.6 1.8 127 40.75 98.2
No activity 50 79.8 15.9 221 41.15 84.1
Healthy diet 0.81
Healthy Eating Index >80 6 24.2 5.2 76 22.17 94.8
Healthy Eating Index 50 to 80 24 57.7 4.3 281 63.79 95.7
Healthy Eating Index <50 9 18.1 6.0 63 14.04 94.0
a

Survey‐weighted percentage over subgroups.

b

Survey‐weight percentage over complete vs noncomplete cases.