Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics and Observed Rates of Undiagnosed Chronic Illnesses by Race/Ethnicity (Weighted %)
| Whites | Blacks | Hispanics | Asians | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass index (BMI) | |||||
| Underweight | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 4.2 | < 0.01 |
| Normal | 29.6 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 55.8 | |
| Overweight | 34.2 | 27.4 | 35.0 | 27.9 | |
| Obese | 34.7 | 47.1 | 41.5 | 12.1 | |
| Hypertension | |||||
| History of hypertension | 31.4 | 36.4 | 19.6 | 18.9 | < 0.01 |
| SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90 | 14.3 | 20.2 | 10.5 | 13.1 | < 0.01 |
| Undiagnosed hypertension | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 0.15 |
| Diabetes | |||||
| History of diabetes | 8.6 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.03 |
| HemoglobinA1c ≥ 6.5% | 6.9 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 10.3 | < 0.01 |
| Undiagnosed diabetes | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | < 0.01 |
| High cholesterol | |||||
| History of high cholesterol | 36.8 | 27.5 | 25.6 | 28.5 | < 0.01 |
| LDL ≥ 160 mg/dL | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.86 |
| Undiagnosed high cholesterol | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.49 |
| Kidney disease | |||||
| History of kidney disease | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.43 |
| EGFR ≤ 30 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | < 0.01 |
| Undiagnosed kidney disease | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.2 | < 0.01 |
aP value is based on the chi-square test of similarity of rates across race/ethnic groups and corrected with the Holm-Bonferroni sequential method