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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Oct;21(5):1061–1069. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0800-z

Table 2.

Demographic Characteristics and Cardiovascular Risk Factors (n=1973)

Age, mean years ± SD 53 ± 14
Years in the United States, mean ± SD 13 ± 10
Female, (%) 53.9
Employment status, %
  Employed 55.8
  Unemployed 11.1
  Retired 22.2
  Homemaker 11.1
Education, %
  No school 1.3
  Elementary (1–6 yr) 14.1
  High school (7–12 yr) 51.1
  Any college (>12 yr) 33.5
Smoking, %
  Never 76.0
  Former 14.1
  Current 10.0
Physical Activity, METs/wkb , mean ± SD 3332 ± 4801
Energy Intake, kcal/dayb, mean ± SD 1736 ± 617
Medical history, %
  Hypertension 25.7
  Hyperlipidemia 27.9
  Heart problemc 10.9
  Diabetes 8.2
Cardiovascular Risk Factors, mean ± SD
  BMI, kg/m2 23.9±3.2
  Waist circumference, inches 32.7±3.9
  HDL Cholesterol, mg/dL 55.4±14.0
  LDL Cholesterol, mg/dL 107.0±33.2
  SBP, mm/Hg 121.6±18.0
  DBP, mm/Hg 73.6±9.9
  Fasting glucose, mg/dL 102.6±20.8
  HOMA-IR, %c 3.4±2.1