TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of adults without cardiovascular disease by racial/ethnic background: MASALA exam 1 (2010–2013) and MESA exam 5 (2010–2011)1
| MESA (n = 3926) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Combined (n = 4815) | MASALA (South Asian) (n = 889) | Chinese American (n = 430) | White (n = 1647) | Hispanic (n = 831) | African American (n = 1018) |
| Age, y | 67 ± 11 | 55 ± 9 | 69 ± 9 | 69 ± 9 | 69 ± 9 | 69 ± 9 |
| Female, % | 52 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 59 |
| Family income ≥$75,000, % | 37 | 74 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 24 |
| Education (Bachelor's degree or higher), % | 50 | 88 | 46 | 55 | 12 | 39 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.1 ± 5.5 | 26 ± 4.1 | 24.1 ± 3.3 | 28 ± 5.4 | 29.8 ± 5.7 | 30.2 ± 5.8 |
| Current smoker, % | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Energy, kcal/d | 1729 ± 789 | 1682 ± 502 | 1341 ± 676 | 1789 ± 758 | 1815 ± 907 | 1774 ± 925 |
| Foreign-born, % | 43 | 98 | 96 | 6 | 66 | 9 |
1
Values are means ± SDs or %. MASALA, Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America; MESA, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.