Table 1.
Characteristics of adult National Health Interview Survey participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, years 2013 to 2017
| Characteristics | Overall (N = 15,758) % (95% CI) |
< 65 (N = 6160) % (95% CI) |
≥65 (N = 9598) % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (standard deviation) | 65.3 (15.5) | 52.4 (10.4) | 75.5 (7.6) |
| Age strata | |||
| 18–44 | 8.5 (7.7, 9.2) | – | – |
| 45–64 | 35.8 (34.7, 36.9) | – | – |
| ≥ 65 | 55.7 (54.6, 56.8) | – | – |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 56.4 (55.4, 57.4) | 57.5 (55.9, 59.2) | 55.5 (54.2, 56.8) |
| Female | 43.6 (42.6, 44.6) | 42.5 (40.8, 44.1) | 44.5 (43.2, 45.8) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 74.6 (73.4, 75.8) | 67.1 (65.3, 68.9) | 80.6 (79.3, 81.7) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 12.2 (11.4, 13.1) | 16.4 (15.1, 17.7) | 9.0 (8.2, 9.8) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 3.0 (2.6, 3.4) | 2.8 (2.3, 3.5) | 3.1 (2.7, 3.7) |
| Hispanic | 10.1 (9.3, 11.1) | 13.7 (12.3, 15.2) | 7.3 (6.5, 8.2) |
| Family Income | |||
| Middle/High-income | 59.1 (57.9, 60.2) | 53.8 (52.1, 55.4) | 63.5 (62.1, 64.9) |
| Low-income | 40.9 (39.8, 42.1) | 46.2 (44.5, 47.9) | 36.5 (35.0, 37.9) |
| Region | |||
| Northeast | 16.9 (15.9, 18.0) | 15.2 (13.9, 16.7) | 18.3 (17.0, 19.6) |
| Midwest | 24.7 (23.5, 25.9) | 24.4 (22.7, 26.1) | 25.0 (23.5, 26.4) |
| South | 40.0 (38.6, 41.4) | 42.4 (40.1, 44.3) | 38.0 (36.4, 39.7) |
| West | 18.4 (17.3, 19.6) | 18.0 (16.7, 19.5) | 18.7 (17.4, 20.2) |
| Hypertension | 72.8 (71.8, 73.8) | 67.3 (65.6, 68.9) | 77.3 (76.1, 78.3) |
| High cholesterol | 63.5 (62.5, 64.5) | 58.7 (57.0, 60.4) | 67.4 (66.2, 68.6) |
| Active smoking | 18.5 (17.6, 19.3) | 28.9 (27.4, 30.5) | 10.1 (9.4, 10.9) |
| Obesity | 39.6 (38.6, 40.7) | 47.6 (45.9, 49.4) | 33.3 (32.1, 34.5) |
| Insufficient physical activity | 68.5 (67.5, 69.6) | 64.7 (63.0, 66.4) | 71.6 (70.4, 72.7) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| 0 | 26.1 (25.2, 27.1) | 32.7 (31.1, 34.2) | 21.0 (19.9, 22.0) |
| 1 | 33.1 (32.1, 34.0) | 31.0 (29.4, 32.6) | 34.8 (33.6, 36.0) |
| ≥ 2 | 40.8 (39.7, 41.8) | 36.4 (34.7, 38.0) | 44.3 (42.9, 45.6) |
Results are presented as number (weighted %) unless specified otherwise