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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 Mar 20;6(4):821–829. doi: 10.1007/s40615-019-00581-0

Table 3.

Percentage of African American Young Adults Not in Ideal Range on Stroke Risk Factors and Gender Differences

LS7 Factors Not in Ideal Range Total N=116 Men n=30 Women n=86 p-value
n (%)
Diet < 4 out 5 dietary components met per day 112 (97) 29 (97) 83 (97) .968
Physical Activity <75 minutes vigorous or <150 minutes moderate met per week 51(44) 7 (23) 44 (51) .008
a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 65 (56) 13 (43) 52 (61) .104
b Blood Pressure ≥ 120/80 mmHg 50 (43) 21 (70) 29 (34) .001
Blood Cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl 10 (9) 1 (3) 9 (11) .231
Fasting Blood Glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl 7 (6) 2 (7) 5 (6) .954
Current Smoker/Quit in past year 8 (7) 6 (20) 2 (2) .001
a

BMI ≥ 30kg/m2 men = 6 (20%) and women = 29 (34%); p = .54;

b

2017 Hypertension Guidelines categories - Elevated: Systolic between 120–129 and diastolic <80, men = 13 (62%) and women 10 (34%); p <.05; Stage 1: Systolic between 130–139 or diastolic between 80–89 mmHg, men = 4 (13%) and women = 16 (19%); p = .510; Stage 2: Systolic at least 140 or diastolic at least 90mmHg men = 4 (13%) and women = 3 (3%); p = .051