Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (n = 355)
| Variables | Freq. (%) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample | No hypertension | Diagnosed hypertension | Undiagnosed hypertension | ||
| n = 355 (100%) | n = 165 (46.5%) | n = 138 (38.9%) | n = 52 (14.6%) | ||
| Age (Mean, SD) | 58.48 (6.38) | 56.63 (6.03) | 60.61 (6.30) | 58.67 (5.96) | 0.000 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 166 (46.8) | 56 (33.9) | 75 (54.4) | 35 (67.3) | 0.000 |
| Female | 189 (53.2) | 109 (66.1) | 63 (45.7) | 17 (32.7) | 0.000 |
| Asian Subgroup | |||||
| Korean | 200 (56.3) | 72 (43.6) | 96 (69.6) | 32 (61.5) | 0.000 |
| Chinese | 155 (43.7) | 93 (56.4) | 42 (30.4) | 20 (38.5) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/Cohabit | 304 (85.6) | 133 (80.6) | 122 (88.4) | 49 (94.2) | 0.025 |
| Not currently married | 51 (14.4) | 32 (19.4) | 16 (11.6) | 3 (5.8) | |
| Education | |||||
| < High school graduate | 122 (34.4) | 47 (28.5) | 61 (44.2) | 14 (26.9) | 0.026 |
| Some college/college graduate | 152 (42.8) | 73 (44.2) | 54 (39.1) | 25 (48.1) | |
| Graduate/professional school | 81 (22.8) | 45 (27.3) | 23 (16.7) | 13 (25.0) | |
| Household income | |||||
| < $20 K | 56 (15.8) | 22 (13.3) | 28 (20.3) | 6 (11.5) | 0.074 |
| $20–$59 K | 134 (37.8) | 60 (36.4) | 55 (39.9) | 19 (36.5) | |
| $60–99 K | 73 (20.6) | 31 (18.8) | 32 (23.2) | 10 (19.2) | |
| ≥ $100 K | 92 (25.9) | 52 (31.5) | 23 (16.7) | 17 (32.7) | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full time | 205 (57.8) | 102 (61.8) | 68 (49.3) | 35 (67.3) | 0.107 |
| Part time | 79 (22.3) | 34 (20.6) | 35 (25.4) | 10 (19.2) | |
| Not employed | 71 (20.0) | 29 (17.6) | 35 (25.4) | 7 (13.5) | |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Private insurance | 209 (58.9) | 116 (70.3) | 67 (48.6) | 26 (50.0) | 0.001 |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 70 (19.7) | 23 (13.9) | 37 (26.8) | 10 (19.2) | |
| No health insurance | 76 (21.4) | 26 (15.8) | 34 (24.6) | 16 (30.8) | |
| English speaking proficiency | |||||
| Poorly/not at all | 141 (39.7) | 57 (34.6) | 62 (44.9) | 22 (42.3) | 0.290 |
| So-so | 137 (38.6) | 65 (39.4) | 52 (37.7) | 20 (38.5) | |
| Fluent/well | 77 (21.7) | 43 (26.1) | 24 (17.4) | 10 (19.2) | |
| Acculturative Stress (mean, SD) | 1.61 (1.54) | 1.55 (1.52) | 1.61 (1.50) | 1.83 (1.75) | 0.519 |
| Age of Immigration (mean, SD) | 35.33 (10.81) | 34.61 (10.37) | 35.72 (11.86) | 36.54 (9.14) | 0.464 |
SD standard deviation. Not all percentages may add up to 100% due to rounding