Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics by Hispanic/Latino heritage group from the HCHS/SOL and non-Hispanic whites from NHANES
| Characteristics of participants | HCHS/SOL: March 2008–June 2011 | NHANES 2007–2012: non-Hispanic white (N = 2,242) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican (N = 1,220) | Central American (N = 1,485) | Cuban (N = 1,991) | Mexican (N = 5,426) | Puerto Rican (N = 2,016) | South American (N = 945) | All Hispanics/Latinos (N = 13,083) | ||
| Men, % | 38.7 (34.7–42.8) | 47.6 (44.2–51.0) | 52.5 (50.2–54.7) | 46.4 (44.4–48.5) | 51.9 (48.7–55.1) | 45.2 (41.3–49.2) | 47.9 (46.7–49.1) | 49.7 (47.8–51.5) |
| Age, years | 37.2 (35.9–38.4) | 38.2 (37.3–39.2) | 44.3 (43.4–45.3) | 37.0 (36.3–37.7) | 40.1 (39.1–41.1) | 41.5 (40.0–43.0) | 39.1 (38.6–39.5) | 44.0 (43.1–44.9) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.2 (28.6–29.9) | 28.8 (28.4–29.2) | 28.7 (28.4–29.0) | 28.9 (28.6–29.2) | 30.1 (29.6–30.6) | 27.8 (27.4–28.3) | 29.0 (28.9–29.2) | 28.1 (27.8–28.5) |
| HbA1c, % | 5.45 (5.41–5.49) | 5.50 (5.45–5.54) | 5.49 (5.46–5.53) | 5.51 (5.47–5.54) | 5.51 (5.48–5.54) | 5.46 (5.42–5.49) | 5.49 (5.47–5.50) | 5.37 (5.34–5.40) |
| HbA1c, mmol/mol | 36.1 (35.6–36.6) | 36.6 (36.1–37.1) | 36.6 (36.2–37.0) | 36.7 (36.4–37.1) | 36.7 (36.4–37.1) | 36.2 (35.8–36.6) | 36.5 (36.3–36.7) | 35.2 (34.9–35.5) |
| FPG, mmol/L | 5.16 (5.10–5.21) | 5.33 (5.26–5.39) | 5.37 (5.32–5.42) | 5.35 (5.29–5.41) | 5.27 (5.22–5.32) | 5.28 (5.22–5.33) | 5.31 (5.28–5.34) | 5.34 (5.31–5.38) |
| 2hPG, mmol/L | 6.27 (6.11–6.42) | 6.52 (6.37–6.67) | 6.78 (6.64–6.92) | 6.50 (6.40–6.60) | 6.32 (6.19–6.45) | 6.56 (6.36–6.77) | 6.49 (6.43–6.55) | 6.07 (5.98–6.17) |
| FSI, pmol/L | 65.2 (61.7–68.8) | 78.6 (75.4–81.8) | 78.3 (75.0–81.7) | 75.4 (72.3–78.6) | 76.9 (73.0–80.8) | 66.4 (62.6–70.3) | 75.0 (73.3–76.6) | 67.0 (63.2–70.9) |
| Hgb, g/dL | 13.5 (13.4–13.7) | 14.0 (13.9–14.2) | 14.2 (14.1–14.3) | 14.0 (13.9–14.0) | 13.9 (13.8–14.0) | 13.8 (13.7–13.9) | 14.0 (13.9–14.0) | 14.6 (14.49–14.7) |
| MCV, fL | 88.0 (87.6–88.5) | 88.8 (88.3–89.2) | 90.4 (90.0–90.7) | 89.0 (88.7–89.3) | 89.0 (88.6–89.4) | 89.7 (89.2–90.2) | 89.2 (89.0–89.3) | 89.9 (89.5–90.2) |
| SBP, mmHg | 119.6 (118.3–121.0) | 119.7 (118.6–120.8) | 122.8 (121.8–123.7) | 115.6 (114.9–116.2) | 120.3 (119.4–121.3) | 117.5 (116.1–118.9) | 118.5 (118.1–119.0) | 117.5 (116.7–118.4) |
| DBP, mmHg | 73.6 (72.8–74.4) | 72.7 (71.9–73.5) | 74.9 (74.3–75.6) | 69.5 (69.0–70.0) | 73.2 (72.6–73.9) | 70.1 (69.1–71.1) | 71.9 (71.5–72.2) | 70.0 (69.1–70.9) |
| ALT, units/L | 22.7 (21.4–24.0) | 28.7 (27.3–30.0) | 26.8 (25.7–27.8) | 30.2 (28.9–31.4) | 27.7 (25.9–29.5) | 26.8 (25.0–28.7) | 28.0 (27.4–28.6) | 25.2 (24.5–25.8) |
| AST, units/L | 22.1 (21.2–22.9) | 24.4 (23.7–25.1) | 23.4 (23.0–23.9) | 25.3 (24.5–26.1) | 25.9 (24.6–27.1) | 24.0 (22.9–25.1) | 24.6 (24.1–25.0) | 24.9 (24.4–25.3) |
| GGT, units/L | 25.5 (23.8–27.1) | 35.2 (32.2–38.1) | 33.2 (30.4–35.9) | 32.5 (31.0–34.1) | 36.3 (33.3–39.3) | 28.7 (25.8–31.5) | 32.3 (31.3–33.3) | 25.4 (24.3–26.6) |
Data are means (95% CI). Data were weighted and adjusted to the 2010 U.S. Census. All variables were significantly different (P < 0.05) across all seven racial/heritage groups.