Table 1.
Participant characteristics, Cardiovascular Health Assessment in Chinese Americans (CHA CHA)
(Numbers of participants, percentages, mean values and standard deviations)
| n | % | Mean | sd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1707 | 100 | ||
| Age (years) | 1707 | 52·9 | 14·0 | |
| Age category* (years) | ||||
| Young adult | 472 | 35·6 | 6·9 | |
| Middle-age adult | 862 | 54·2 | 5·3 | |
| Older adult | 373 | 71·9 | 5·3 | |
| Female sex | 935 | 54·8 | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| Current smoker | 153 | 9·0 | ||
| Former smoker | 394 | 23·1 | ||
| PA | ||||
| Total PA (min/week) | 1707 | 375·2 | 334·1 | |
| Total moderate PA (min/week) | 1707 | 344·4 | 306·2 | |
| Total vigorous PA (min/week) | 1707 | 30·7 | 103·0 | |
| Sedentary time (min/d) | 1707 | 328·6 | 174·7 | |
| Education | ||||
| No school and elementary | 254 | 14·9 | ||
| High school | 854 | 50·0 | ||
| College and above | 599 | 35·1 | ||
| Income | ||||
| $0–9999 | 558 | 32·7 | ||
| $10 000–19 999 | 513 | 30·1 | ||
| $20 000–29 999 | 289 | 16·9 | ||
| $30 000–49 999 | 198 | 11·6 | ||
| $50 000+ | 149 | 8·7 | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 902 | 52·8 | ||
| Unemployed | 197 | 11·5 | ||
| Retired | 418 | 24·5 | ||
| Housewife | 190 | 11·1 | ||
| Time living in USA (years) | 1707 | 13·3 | 10·4 | |
| Time living in New York City (years) | 1707 | 12·5 | 10·3 | |
| Acculturation | ||||
| ESI† | 1707 | 3·64 | 0·2 | |
| DSI† | 1707 | 2·22 | 0·6 | |
PA, physical activity; ESI, ethnic society immersion; DSI, dominant society immersion.
*
Young adult, 21–44 years; middle-aged adult, 45–64 years; older adult, 65+ years.
†
Scale range for ESI and DSI: 1–4.