Table 1.
Demographic and risk factors among different ethnic/racial groups. Statistical comparisons are made between Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic, and between Hispanics vs. blacks.
| Race/Ethnic Groups | Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic | Hispanic vs. Black | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Subgroups | Hispanic or Latino N = 445 |
Black: N = 371 |
Non- Hispanic White N = 858 |
Not Hispanic or Latino: N = 1245 |
Multivariate* Adjusted Odds Ratio |
Multivariate* P Value |
Multivariate* Adjusted Odds Ratio |
Multivariate* P Value |
| Age (years) | [20,58] | 254 (57.08%) | 87 (23.45%) | 295 (34.38%) | 391 (31.41%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| [58,65] | 113 (25.39%) | 152 (40.97%) | 258 (30.07%) | 416 (33.41%) | 0.49 (0.36, 0.69) | <0.001 | 0.53 (0.32, 0.86) | 0.01 | |
| [65,87] | 78 (17.53%) | 132 (35.58%) | 305 (35.55%) | 438 (35.18%) | 0.41 (0.29, 0.58) | <0.001 | 0.57 (0.33, 0.96) | 0.04 | |
| HCV | Negative | 283 (63.6%) | 79 (21.29%) | 483 (56.29%) | 571 (45.86%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Active | 56 (12.58%) | 92 (24.8%) | 126 (14.69%) | 218 (17.51%) | 1.03 (0.67, 1.57) | 0.90 | 0.55 (0.31, 0.10) | 0.05 | |
| Resolved | 106 (23.82%) | 200 (53.91%) | 249 (29.02%) | 456 (36.63%) | 1.17 (0.83, 1.66) | 0.37 | 0.54 (0.33, 0.87) | 0.01 | |
| HBV | Neg/Unknown | 407 (91.46%) | 231 (62.26%) | 734 (85.55%) | 969 (77.83%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Past Infection | 36 (8.09%) | 128 (34.5%) | 104 (12.12%) | 235 (18.88%) | 0.61 (0.39, 0.96) | 0.034 | 0.47 (0.27, 0.79) | 0.01 | |
| Chronic | 2 (0.45%) | 12 (3.23%) | 20 (2.33%) | 41 (3.29%) | 0.09 (0.02, 0.43) | 0.003 | 0.11 (0.02, 0.83) | 0.03 | |
| NAFLD | No | 293 (65.84%) | 353 (95.15%) | 637 (74.24%) | 999 (80.24%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 152 (34.16%) | 18 (4.85%) | 221 (25.76%) | 246 (19.76%) | 1.65 (1.21, 2.26) | 0.002 | 7.43 (3.87, 14.26) | <0.001 | |
| Alcoholic liver disease | No | 287 (64.49%) | 258 (69.54%) | 616 (71.79%) | 887 (71.24%) | Reference | Reference | Not included | Not included |
| Yes | 158 (35.51%) | 113 (30.46%) | 242 (28.21%) | 358 (28.76%) | 1.43 (1.03, 1.99) | 0.03 | Not included | Not included | |
| Diabetes | No | 221 (49.66%) | 215 (57.95%) | 544 (63.40%) | 767 (61.61%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 224 (50.34%) | 156 (42.05%) | 314 (36.60%) | 478 (38.39%) | 1.84 (1.38, 2.45) | <0.001 | 1.42 (0.94, 2.15) | 0.09 | |
| High Cholesterol | No | 358 (80.45%) | 286 (77.09%) | 676 (78.79%) | 972 (78.07%) | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Yes | 87 (19.55%) | 85 (22.91%) | 182 (21.21%) | 273 (21.93%) | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | |
| BMI | Normal | 44 (9.89%) | 85 (22.91%) | 144 (16.78%) | 236 (18.96%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Overweight | 122 (27.42%) | 131 (35.31%) | 280 (32.63%) | 412 (33.09%) | 1.46 (0.91, 2.32) | 0.11 | 1.46 (0.76, 2.80) | 0.25 | |
| Obese | 272 (61.12%) | 150 (40.43%) | 415 (48.37) | 573 (46.02%) | 2.41 (1.56, 3.74) | <0.001 | 2.23 (1.20, 4.13) | 0.01 | |
| High BP | No | 241 (54.16%) | 110 (29.65%) | 407 (47.44%) | 533 (42.81%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 204 (45.84%) | 261 (70.35%) | 451 (52.56%) | 712 (57.19%) | 0.69 (0.52, 0.92) | 0.01 | 0.40 (0.26, 0.60) | <0.001 | |
| Smoking | Never | 213 (47.87%) | 71 (19.14%) | 306 (35.66%) | 390 (31.33%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes, but quit | 155 (34.83%) | 158 (42.59%) | 349 (40.68%) | 505 (40.56%) | 0.78 (0.57, 1.08) | 0.14 | 0.83 (0.50, 1.40) | 0.49 | |
| Yes, currently | 64 (14.38%) | 133 (35.85%) | 179 (20.86%) | 315 (25.3%) | 0.59 (0.39, 0.88) | 0.01 | 0.50 (0.28, 0.87) | 0.02 | |
| Alcohol drinking | Never/Rarely | 141 (31.69%) | 64 (17.25%) | 260 (30.30%) | 335 (26.91%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Past | 247 (55.51%) | 212 (57.14%) | 460 (53.61%) | 675 (54.22%) | 1.34 (0.94, 1.90) | 0.10 | 1.17 (0.70, 1.95) | 0.54 | |
| Current | 42 (9.44%) | 72 (19.41%) | 105 (12.24%) | 179 (14.38%) | 1.09 (0.65, 1.81) | 0.75 | 0.80 (0.40, 1.6) | 0.53 | |
BMI: body mass index, HCV: hepatitis C virus, HBV: hepatitis B virus, NAFLD: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.