Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics for HCHS/SOL target population overall and by Hispanic/Latino background groups.
| All | Mexican | Cuban | Puerto Rican | Dominican | Central American | South American | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted N | 13429 | 5460 | 1996 | 2008 | 1147 | 1471 | 922 | 425 |
| Ageb | 39.8 (39.3–40.3) | 37.5 (36.8–38.3) | 45.4 (44.3–46.4) | 41.1 (40.0–42.2) | 37.8 (36.6–39.1) | 38.9 (37.9–39.9) | 41.9 (40.4–43.5) | 33.2 (31.8–34.6) |
| BMIb, kg/m2 | 29.1 (28.9–29.3) | 29.1 (28.8–29.4) | 28.5 (28.1–28.8) | 30.3 (29.7–30.8) | 29.1 (28.7–29.6) | 28.9 (28.6–29.3) | 27.8 (27.4–28.3) | 29.6 (28.9–30.4) |
| Obesityb, % | 37.9 (36.5–39.3) | 37.7 (34.9–40.4) | 35.0 (32.3–37.6) | 44.3 (40.6–48.0) | 39.2 (35.8–42.7) | 36.3 (33.5–39.2) | 29.1 (25.2–33.0) | 42.0 (35.7–48.3) |
| Fasting glucoseb, mg/dl | 97.0 (96.4–97.6) | 98.9 (97.5–100.2) | 95.8 (94.9–96.8) | 95.8 (94.7–96.8) | 94.6 (93.7–95.6) | 97.6 (96.1–99.2) | 94.9 (94.0–95.9) | 95.6 (94.5–96.7) |
| HOMA_IRb | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) | 3.2 (3.0–3.3) | 3.2 (3.1–3.4) | 3.2 (3.0–3.4) | 2.6 (2.5–2.7) | 3.2 (3.1–3.4) | 2.7 (2.5–2.8) | 3.1 (2.8–3.3) |
| 2-hr glucoseb (missing n = 1007) | 118.0 (117.0–119.0) | 120.0 (118.2–121.8) | 118.0 (115.9–120.1) | 113.7 (111.4–116.0) | 116.3 (113.6–119.0) | 119.7 (117.2–122.2) | 117.5 (114.3–120.6) | 115.6 (111.3–119.8) |
| Hemoglobin A1cb | 5.5 (5.5–5.6) | 5.6 (5.6–5.6) | 5.4 (5.4–5.5) | 5.5 (5.5–5.6) | 5.5 (5.5–5.6) | 5.6 (5.5–5.6) | 5.4 (5.4–5.5) | 5.5 (5.4–5.5) |
| Diabetesb, % | 6.9 (6.3–7.4) | 8.2 (7.2–9.1) | 6.0 (4.7–7.3) | 5.8 (4.6–7.0) | 6.3 (4.9–7.6) | 7.4 (5.9–8.8) | 4.7 (3.1–6.4) | 6.3 (4.2–8.4) |
Abbreviations: HOMA_IR: HOMA index of Insulin Resistance; CI, confidence interval; HCHS/SOL, Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
aValues are presented as means (95% CI) or proportions (95% CI). Values were weighted for survey design and nonresponse and adjusted to mean age and male sex. The mean values of age are sex−adjusted.
b p < .001; comparisons across Hispanic/Latino groups were performed using the overall Wald’s test.
c p < .01; comparisons across Hispanic/Latino groups were performed using the overall Wald’s test.
d p < .05; comparisons across Hispanic/Latino groups were performed using the overall Wald’s test.