Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population overall and by sex, HCHS/SOL, 2008–2011
| Overall (N = 16,171) | Women (n = 9,707) | Men (n = 6,464) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or % | SE | Mean or % | SE | Mean or % | SE | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
| Mean Age (years) | 41.0 | 0.2 | 41.8 | 0.3 | 40.2 | 0.3 |
| Hispanic/Latino background, % | ||||||
| Central American | 7.7 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| Cuban | 20.9 | 1.7 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 22.7 | 1.9 |
| Dominican | 10.4 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 0.8 |
| Mexican | 39.1 | 1.7 | 39.8 | 1.7 | 38.3 | 1.9 |
| Puerto Rican | 16.7 | 0.8 | 15.9 | 0.9 | 17.6 | 1.0 |
| South American | 5.2 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Education, % | ||||||
| <High school | 32.2 | 0.7 | 32.7 | 0.8 | 31.7 | 0.9 |
| High school or equivalent | 28.2 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 0.7 | 30.3 | 0.8 |
| >High school | 39.6 | 0.8 | 41.0 | 1.0 | 38.0 | 1.0 |
| Income, % | ||||||
| <$20,000 | 41.9 | 0.9 | 45.7 | 0.9 | 37.8 | 1.2 |
| $20,000–<$50,000 | 37.2 | 0.7 | 34.7 | 0.8 | 39.9 | 1.0 |
| ≥$50,000 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born, % | 77.3 | 0.8 | 79.2 | 0.8 | 75.2 | 1.1 |
| Behavioral factors | ||||||
| Current smoker, % | 21.2 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 0.7 | 26.6 | 0.8 |
| Takes dietary supplements, % | 41.9 | 0.9 | 45.3 | 0.8 | 38.1 | 1.0 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), % | ||||||
| Normal: <25 | 23.1 | 0.5 | 23.6 | 0.8 | 22.6 | 0.7 |
| Overweight: 25–29.9 | 37.3 | 0.7 | 34.1 | 0.7 | 40.8 | 0.9 |
| Obese: ≥30 | 39.6 | 0.7 | 42.3 | 0.9 | 36.6 | 0.9 |
| Clinically relevant characteristics | ||||||
| Age 51+, % | 28.2 | 0.6 | 30.1 | 0.7 | 26.0 | 0.8 |
| Hypertension, % | 21.8 | 0.6 | 21.6 | 0.7 | 22.0 | 0.8 |
| Diabetes, % | 14.6 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 0.6 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease, % | 4.2 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Age 51+, HTN, Diabetes, or CKD, % | 39.6 | 0.7 | 40.5 | 0.8 | 38.7 | 1.0 |
Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; HCHS/SOL, Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos; HTN, hypertension; SE, standard error.