Table 4.
CHIS Sample N = 1,739 |
NHANES N = 182 |
Difference t/z test (sig.) |
Migrante N = 868 |
MMP N = 1,353 |
Difference t test (sig.) |
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Mean (%) |
SD | Mean (%) |
SD | Mean (%) |
SD | Mean (%) |
SD | |||
Age | 46.93 | 14.61 | 43.67 | 14.98 | 2.84 (**) | — | — | — | — | — |
Excellent/Very Good Health | 26.38 | 25.52 | 0.23 (ns) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Obese | 35.02 | 41.76 | −1.81 (ns) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
BMI | 29.33 | 6.70 | 28.96 | 4.85 | 0.72 (ns) | — | — | — | — | — |
Diagnosis | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Diabetes | 15.31 | 12.99 | 0.82 (ns) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Hypertension | 19.40 | 18.13 | 0.41 (ns) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Heart disease | 6.00 | 2.31 | 2.00 (*) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Asthma | 4.83 | 7.14 | −1.35 (ns) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Arthritis | 12.03 | 7.51 | 1.77 (ns) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Height (inches) | — | — | — | — | — | 66.89 | 2.78 | 66.42 | 3.41 | 3.37 (***) |
Height Percentiles | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
25th | — | — | — | — | — | 64.96 | 64.57 | |||
50th | — | — | — | — | — | 66.93 | 66.93 | |||
75th | — | — | — | — | — | 68.54 | 68.90 |
Notes: Data are from the 2011–2012 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the Migrante Study, the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and the Mexican Migration Project (MMP). All analyses are restricted to Mexican-born males. A t test of means and z test of proportions are used, with equal variances assumed across samples.
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