Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of professionals serving the Latino community and Latinos served by Latino community organizations
| Professionals | Served Latinos | |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| n=40 | n=37 | |
| Women, n (%) | 28 (73.7) | 31 (83.8) |
| Age, mean (SD) [min-max] | 41.5 (13.0) [20-71] | 48.0 (12.8) [24-73] |
| Level of education, n (%) | ||
| No formal education | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.1) |
| Incomplete high school or less | 0 (0.0) | 21 (56.8) |
| High School | 9 (24.3) | 8 (21.6) |
| College | 28 (75.6) | 5 (13.5) |
| Has health insurance, n (%) | 32 (86.5) | 11 (29.7) |
| Full time job, n (%) | 29 (78.5) | 1 (2.9) |
| Annual family gross income (>30k), n (%) | 26 (76.5) | 2 (6.8) |
| Latino | 28 (75.7) | – |
| Born in the USA, n (%) | 19 (50.0) | 2 (5.7) |
| Born in Mexico, n (%) | 15 (39.5) | 28 (80.0) |
| Born in other Latin American country, n (%) | 3 (7.9) | 5 (14.3) |
| Years in the USA (if not born in USA), mean (SD) [min-max] | 22.9 (13.9) [10-57] | 18.0 (9.14) [2-49] |
| Primary Language, n (%) | ||
| Spanish | 12 (32.4) | 35 (94.6) |
| English | 16 (43.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Both | 9 (24.3) | 2 (5.4) |
| Knows someone with significant memory loss, n (%) | 13 (35.1) | 12 (33.3) |
| Knows someone with AD, n (%) | 13 (35.1) | 7 (20.0) |
| Experience taking care of an adult, n (%) | 12 (31.6) | 9 (25.0) |
| Knows the University resources, n (%) | 21 (52.5) | 2 (5.7) |
| Knows the Alzheimer’s Association, n (%) | 23 (62.2) | 1 (3.0) |
| Interested in participating in AD prevention studies, n (%) | 18 (54.5) | 32 (86.5) |
| Interested in participating in AD caregiver support groups, n (%) | 14 (51.9) | 26 (74.3) |
| Self-reported diagnosis | ||
| Diabetes | – | 11 (30.6) |
| Hypertension | – | 11 (32.4) |
| High cholesterol | – | 12 (33.3) |
| Stroke | – | 1 (2.7) |
| Heart disease | – | 3 (8.8) |
| Depression | – | 13 (39.4) |
| Overweight/obesity | – | 28 (90.3) |
| Smoked in the past 7 days | – | 1 (2.9) |
| Less physically active than others their age | – | 8 (22.2) |