Table 2.

Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study, 2008–2011 and 2014–2017 (n = 5,313)

Characteristics		P	Total (n = 5,313) Mean (SE) or %	Men (n = 2,014) Mean (SE) or %	Women (n = 3,299) Mean (SE) or %

Neighborhood factors
Perceived neighborhood social cohesion (NSC)^a
Low		0.805	22.5	22.4	22.8
Moderate			22.6	22.1	23.0
High			24.3	24.5	24.0
Very high			30.6	31.0	30.2
Total score, mean (SE)		0.786	15.8 (0.07)	15.8 (0.10)	15.7 (0.09)
Perceived neighborhood problems (NP)^a
Low		<.001	24.2	23.0	25.1
Moderate			19.5	17.6	21.0
High			24.8	26.4	23.6
Very high			31.6	33.0	30.3
Total score, mean (SE)		0.067	12.0 (0.11)	12.1 (0.13)	11.8 (0.14)
Health protective behaviors
Colon cancer screening ^b	Visit 1	0.520	55.3	53.4	56.7
Colon cancer screening ^b	Visit 2	0.133	55.0	51.7	57.4
Mammogram ^b	Visit 1	–	76.5	–	76.5
Mammogram ^b	Visit 2	–	78.0	–	78.0
Pap smear ^b	Visit 1	–	74.8	–	74.8
Pap smear ^b	Visit 2	–	68.7	–	68.7
Prostate cancer screening ^c	Visit 1	–	54.6	54.6	–
Prostate cancer screening ^c	Visit 2	–	62.3	62.3	–
Physically active ^d	Visit 1	<.001	64.1	72.9	56.9
Physically active ^d	Visit 2	–	–	–	–
Health risk behaviors
Current smoking ^e	Visit 1	<.001	20.5	25.7	16.4
Current smoking ^e	Visit 2	<.001	16.7	22.3	12.4
Excessive/binge drinking ^f	Visit 1	<.001	40.5	49.7	28.6
Excessive/binge drinking ^f	Visit 2	<.001	29.2	41.1	18.0
Hypertension ^g	Visit 1	0.396	29.3	30.3	28.5
Hypertension ^g	Visit 2	0.931	35.2	35.5	34.9
Obesity ^h	Visit 1	0.008	41.0	37.9	43.6
Obesity ^h	Visit 2	<.001	42.0	36.7	46.0
Poor diet quality ⁱ	Visit 1	<.001	22.7	17.4	27.2
Poor diet quality ⁱ	Visit 2	–	–	–

Note. SE = standard error; Bold font denotes statistical significance

Range of perceived neighborhood social cohesion: 5–25; Range of perceived neighborhood problems: 7–28

Based on 2017 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines (see text)

Based on American Urologic Association guidelines (see text)

Based on ≥150 minutes of moderate activity per week, ≥75 minutes of vigorous activity per week, or a combination of both

Defined as self-reported smoking of at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime and current daily or someday smoking

Excessive alcohol drinking defined as >14 drinks per week on average for men <65 years old or >7 drinks per week on average for men ≥65 years old and all women. Binge alcohol drinking defined as women who reported drinking ≥4 drinks or men who reported drinking ≥5 drinks within a 2-hour period at least once a month

Based on systolic or diastolic blood pressure >140/90 or if the participant self-reported as currently taking antihypertensive medications

Based on a body mass index ≥30 kg/m³

Based on scores in the lowest quartile of the Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010