Appendix Table c-1.
Prevalance (%) Risk Factors by Race-Ethnicity and Age
| NH White | Race-Ethnicity NH Black | Hispanic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ |
| Hypertension | 14 | 34 | 56 | 18*** | 55*** | 78*** | 11 | 26*** | 64 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5* | 21*** | 32*** | 4 | 17** | 42*** |
| Asthma | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14** | 10 | 10** | 7* | 8 |
| Hospitalization | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 13*** | 22* | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| Cancer | 3 | 9 | 21 | 1*** | 4*** | 22 | 2 | 2*** | 21 |
| Lung disease | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5** | 7 | 13 | 2* | 4 | 5** |
| Heart disease | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2* | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2*** | 6*** |
| Severe obesity | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8*** | 11*** | 7* | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Heart attack | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6* | 10 | <1** | 2 | 8 |
| Stroke | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2* | 7*** | 15** | <1* | 2 | 10 |
| Neurological conditions | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | <1*** | 1** | 8 |
| Chronic Kidney Disorder | <1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1*** |
| Sample Sizes | 3,371 | 2,348 | 1,363 | 2,273 | 1,488 | 397 | 925 | 415 | 124 |
Data Source: 2017 Wave, PSID. Sample: PSID heads and spouse, 25 years and older. Weight: PSID individuals cross-section weights.
Notes:Asterisk (*) are test of risk factors of a subgroup being significantly different from base group, where:
*
P-value≤0.05;
**
P-values≤0.01;
***
P-value≤0.001.
Base groups is NH White in the same age group.