Table 2.
Age‐Standardized Prevalence and Prevalence Ratios of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in African Immigrants and African Americans by Sex
| Risk Factors | Men | Women | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Immigrants | African Americans | African Immigrants | African Americans | African Immigrants | African Americans | |||||
| Prev% (SE) | PR (95% CI) | Prev% (SE) | PR (95% CI) | Prev% (SE) | PR (95% CI) | Prev% (SE) | PR (95% CI) | Prev% (SE) | Prev% (SE) | |
| Hypertension | 22.6 (1.7) | 0.74 (0.63–0.85)a | 30.5 (0.5) | Ref | 21.9 (1.7) | 0.65 (0.55–0.75)a | 33.4 (0.4) | Ref | 22.1 (1.2)a | 32.3 (3.1)a |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8.3 (2.0) | 0.86 (0.44–1.28) | 9.6 (0.3) | Ref | 5.4 (1.2) | 0.56 (0.33–0.80)a | 9.5 (0.2) | Ref | 6.6 (1.1)a | 9.5 (1.7)a |
| Overweight/Obesity | 61.9 (3.3) | 0.93 (0.83–1.02) | 66.7 (0.6) | Ref | 58.9 (2.7) | 0.82 (0.74–0.89)a | 71.9 (0.5) | Ref | 60.7 (2.2)a | 69.8 (0.4)a |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 3.5 (0.7) | 0.64 (0.36–0.91)a | 5.4 (0.3) | Ref | 4.3 (1.1) | 0.84 (0.42–1.25) | 5.2 (0.2) | Ref | 3.7 (0.6)a | 5.3 (1.7)a |
| Physical inactivity | 45.5 (3.5) | 0.99 (0.84–1.15) | 45.7 (0.7) | Ref | 60.2 (2.6) | 0.97 (0.89–1.06) | 61.8 (0.6) | Ref | 52.3 (2.2) | 55.3 (5.1) |
| Current smoking | 6.2 (0.8) | 0.27 (0.20–0.34)a | 23.2 (0.6) | Ref | 1.8 (1.2) | 0.12 (−0.04–0.28)a | 16.6 (0.4) | Ref | 4.3 (0.8)a | 18.6 (0.3)a |
Results are weighted. PR indicates prevalence ratio; Prev, prevalence; Ref, Reference.
a
Statistically significant, P<0.05.