Table 1.
Demographics of the adults with and without a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the National Health Interview Survey.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Adults with ASCVDa (n=2194), %b (95% CI) | Adults without ASCVD (n=253,923), % (95% CI) | |
| Sex | |||
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Male | 52.6 (50.1-55.1) | 45.8 (45.6-46.1) |
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Female | 47.4 (44.9-49.9) | 54.2 (53.9-54.5) |
| Age (years) | |||
|
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70+ | 56.0 (53.6-58.4) | 15.8 (15.5-16.1) |
|
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60-69 | 27.5 (25.3-29.8) | 15.9 (15.6-16.1) |
|
|
50-59 | 12.2 (10.7-13.9) | 17.2 (16.9-17.4) |
|
|
40-49 | 3.1 (2.4-4.1) | 15.7 (15.5-15.9) |
|
|
30-39 | 1.1 (0.6-1.8) | 16.6 (16.4-16.8) |
|
|
18-29 | 0.1 (0.05-0.3) | 18.9 (18.5-19.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
|
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Non-Hispanic White | 70.7 (68.3-72.9) | 68.6 (67.9-69.2) |
|
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Hispanic | 9.4 (7.9-11.1) | 13.0 (12.5-13.5) |
|
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Non-Hispanic Black | 15.9 (14.3-17.7) | 12.5 (12.1-13.0) |
|
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Non-Hispanic Asian | 2.9 (2.2-3.7) | 4.9 (4.7-5.1) |
|
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Non-Hispanic multiple races and other races | 1.1 (0.7-1.8) | 1.0 (0.8-1.1) |
| Poverty income ratio | |||
|
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Below poverty level | 22.5 (20.5-24.5) | 15.2 (14.9-15.6) |
|
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Between 100% and 200% of poverty level | 30.9 (28.8-33.2) | 19.0 (18.7-19.3) |
|
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>200% above poverty level | 46.6 (44.1-49.2) | 65.8 (65.2-66.3) |
| Employment status | |||
|
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Not employed | 91.5 (89.9-92.8) | 41.5 (41.1-41.9) |
|
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Employed | 8.5 (7.2-10.1) | 58.5 (58.1-58.9) |
| Marital status | |||
|
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Not married | 62.9 (60.5-65.3) | 56.1 (55.7-56.6) |
|
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Married | 37.1 (34.7-39.5) | 43.9 (43.4-44.3) |
| Health status | |||
|
|
Better | 19.6 (17.7-21.6) | 18.4 (18.2-18.6) |
|
|
Worse | 26.3 (24.3-28.5) | 8.5 (8.4-8.7) |
|
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About the same | 54.1 (51.6-56.6) | 73.1 (72.9-73.3) |
| Education level | |||
|
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≤High school | 55.1 (52.5-57.6) | 37.2 (36.7-37.7) |
|
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Some college | 28.0 (25.9-30.3) | 31.1 (30.8-31.5) |
|
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≥Bachelor’s degree | 16.9 (15.2-18.9) | 31.7 (31.1-32.2) |
| Insurance coverage | |||
|
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Not covered | 97.4 (96.4-98.1) | 87.9 (87.7-88.2) |
|
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Covered | 2.6 (1.9-3.6) | 12.1 (11.8-12.4) |
aASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
bSurvey-weighted percentages.