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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 17.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Public Health. 2014 Jan 16;104(12):2409–2416. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301542

TABLE 1.

Sample Characteristics: Heart Follow-Up Study, New York City, 2010

Characteristic No. (%) Weighted No. (Weighted %)
Total sample 1656 (100) 6 222 961 (100)
Age, y
 18–24   102 (6.2)    821 000 (13.2)
 25–44   504 (30.5) 2 698 000 (43.4)
 45–64   701 (42.4) 1 739 144 (28.0)
 ≥ 65   348 (21.0)    962 000 (15.5)
Gender
 Male   692 (41.8) 2 875 000 (46.2)
 Female   964 (58.2) 3 348 000 (53.8)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White   612 (37.0) 2 406 000 (38.7)
 Non-Hispanic Black   440 (26.6) 1 429 000 (23.0)
 Hispanic   485 (29.3) 1 538 000 (24.7)
 Non-Hispanic Asian     84 (5.1)    627 000 (10.1)
 Other     35 (2.1)    224 000 (3.6)
Poverty status,a %
 < 200   720 (45.1) 2 905 000 (48.0)
 200–399 267 (16.7) 910 000 (15.0)
 ≥ 400   520 (32.6) 1 715 000 (28.3)
Country of birth
 United States   956 (57.9) 3 319 000 (53.4)
 Not United States   696 (42.1) 2 895 000 (46.6)
BMI, kg/m2
 Underweight (< 18.5)     39 (2.4)    174 000 (2.8)
 Normal (18.5–24.9)   521 (31.5) 1 994 000 (32.1)
 Overweight (25–29.9)   566 (34.3) 2 162 000 (34.8)
 Obese (≥ 30)   526 (31.8) 1 885 000 (30.3)
Diet quality
 Excellent   233 (14.2)    731 000 (11.9)
 Very good   416 (25.3) 1 646 000 (26.8)
 Good   548 (33.3) 2 024 000 (33.0)
 Fair   370 (22.5) 1 487 000 (24.2)
 Poor     77 (4.7)    251 000 (4.1)
Smoker
 Never   918 (55.7) 3 698 000 (59.5)
 Current   287 (17.4) 1 099 000 (17.7)
 Former   443 (26.9) 1 413 000 (22.8)
Hypertension
 Yes   589 (35.6) 1 838 000 (29.6)
 No 1064 (64.4) 4 375 000 (70.4)
Diabetes
 Yes   219 (13.2)    656 000 (10.5)
 No 1437 (86.8) 5 567 000 (89.5)
Chronic kidney disease
 Yes   235 (14.2)    822 000 (13.2)
 No 1421 (85.8) 5 401 000 (86.8)
Personal history of CVD
 Yes   611 (36.9) 1 930 000 (31.0)
 No 1045 (63.1) 4 292 000 (69.0)
Physical activity in past 30 d
 Yes 1257 (75.9) 4 624 000 (74.3)
 No   399 (24.1) 1 599 000 (25.7)
Heavy drinker
 Yes     82 (5)    357 000 (5.8)
 No 1559 (95) 5 794 000 (94.2)

Note. BMI = body mass index; CVD = cardiovascular disease.

a

According to 2010 federal poverty guidelines of US Department of Health and Human Services. “Don’t know” category not shown, so percentages do not sum to 100.