Table 2.
Prevalence of ideal, intermediate, and poor heart health metrics, by age and race category [N (%)]
| Characteristic | Age |
Fishers exact test |
Race |
Fishers exact test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–39 | 40–59 | 60+ | Chinese | Korean | Vietnamese | |||
| Tobacco use | ||||||||
| Ideal (non-smoker) | 87 (96.7) | 176 (94.1) | 230 (95.0) | 192 (98.0) |
78 (90.0) | 228 (94.6) | ||
| Poor (current smoker) | 3 (3.3) | 11 (5.9) | 12 (5.0) | 0.717 | 4 (2.0) | 9 (10.0) | 13 (5.4) | 0.011 |
| Body mass index (BMI) | ||||||||
| Ideal (ideal ≤22.9 kg/m2) | 2 (50.0) | 12 (42.9) | 19 (30.6) | 3 (75.0) | 30 (33.3) | N/O | ||
| Intermediate (23–26.9 kg/m2) | 1 (25.0) | 12 (42.9) | 32 (51.6) | 0 (0) | 45 (50.0) | N/O | ||
| Poor (≥27 kg/m2) | 87 (96.7) | 4 (14.3) | 11 (17.7) | 0.643 | 1 [25] | 15 (16.7) | N/O | 0.078 |
| Physical activity | ||||||||
| Ideal (≥75 min/week vigorous, ≥150 min/ week moderate, or equivalent combination) |
8 (12.9) | 26 (22.2) | 31 (20.0) | 19 (17.8) |
22 (37.3) | 24 (14.2) | ||
| Intermediate (1–74 min/week vigorous, 1–149 min/week moderate, or equivalent combination) |
48 (77.4) | 80 (68.4) | 113 (72.9) | 81 (75.7) |
30 (50.9) | 131 (77.5) | ||
| Poor (no moderate and vigorous activity) | 6 (9.7) | 11 (9.4) | 11 (7.1) | 0.557 | 7 (6.5) | 7 (11.9) | 14 (8.3) | 0.002 |
| Diet | ||||||||
| 4 Healthy components | 8 (8.6) | 50 (25.6) | 54 (21.8) | 48 (23.7) |
23 (25.0) | 41(16.7) | ||
| 3 Healthy components | 38 (40.9) | 64 (32.8) | 86 (34.7) | 59 (29.1) |
38 (41.3) | 94 (38.2) | ||
| 2 Healthy components | 32 (34.4) | 55 (28.2) | 78 (31.5) | 67 (33.0) |
21 (22.8) | 77 (31.3) | ||
| 1 Healthy component | 11 (11.8) | 22 (11.3) | 25 (10.1) | 23 (11.3) |
7 (7.6) | 29 (11.8) | ||
| 0 Healthy component | 4 (4.3) | 4 (2.1) | 5 (2.0) | 0.068 | 6 (3.0) | 3 (3.1) | 5 (2.0) | 0.156 |
| Blood pressure | ||||||||
| Ideal (<120/80 mm Hg) | 1 (100) | 9 (40.9) | 38 (76.0) | N/O | 48 (65.8) | N/O | ||
| Moderate (120–139/80–88 mm Hg) and poor (≥140/90 mm Hg) |
0 (0) | 13 (59.1) | 12 (24.0) | 0.006 | N/O | 17 (23.3) | N/O | N/A |
| Random plasma glucose | ||||||||
| Ideal | 1 (33.3) | 4(15.4) | 21 (34.4) | N/O | 26 (28.9) | N/O | ||
| Moderate | 1 (33.3) | 6 (23.1) | 13 (21.3) | N/O | 20 (22.2) | N/O | ||
| Poor | 1 (33.3) | 16 (61.5) | 27 (44.3) | 0.308 | N/O | 44 (48.9) | N/O | N/A |