Table 2.
Clinical characteristics and lifestyle behaviors of non-Hispanic Whites and South Asian and Chinese immigrants with hypertension, NYC CHS 2009–2013
| Non-Hispanic Whites | Foreign-born Chinese | Foreign-born South Asians | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted mean or % | 95% CI | Weighted mean or % | 95% CI | Weighted mean or % | 95% CI | |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||||
| Body mass index, mean | 28.7 | 28.4, 28.9 | 25.3*** | 24.6, 26 | 26.0*** | 25.1, 26.9 |
| Diabetes, % | 20.4 | 18.8, 22.1 | 21.7 | 17.6, 26.5 | 27.4 | 19.4, 37.2 |
| High cholesterol, % | 59.1 | 56.8, 61.4 | 55.8 | 49.3, 62 | 52.9 | 40.7, 64.8 |
| Currently taking antihypertensive medication, %a | 90.3 | 88.7, 91.7 | 91.1 | 85.7, 94.5 | 94.8 | 87.4, 97.9 |
| Lifestyle behaviors | ||||||
| Fruits and vegetables yesterday, mean | 2.6 | 2.5, 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5, 2.9 | 2.1*** | 1.9, 2.3 |
| Current smoker, % | 14.0 | 12.6, 15.6 | 10.7 | 7.4, 15.2 | 24.7 | 15.3, 37.4 |
| Exercise in last 30 days, % | 70.4 | 68.3, 72.4 | 60.3*** | 53.2, 66.9 | 63.3 | 50.7, 74.3 |
| Excellent/very good self-rated diet quality, %b | 39.8 | 36.8, 42.8 | 23.8*** | 17.8, 31.8 | 16.4*** | 8.0, 30.6 |
Abbreviations: CHS, Community Health Survey; CI, confidence interval; NYC, New York City.
aAmong those told to take antihypertensive medication (86% overall; 89% non-Hispanic Whites, 88% of foreign-born Chinese, 81% of foreign-born South Asians). bAnalyses of diet quality were performed in combined CHS 2010 and 2012 datasets only (n = 2,611). ***P < 0.001, determined by t-test (continuous) or t-tests for proportions (categorical).