Sample Description by Sex and Self-Rated Cardiovascular Disease Risk
| Women “Lower Than Average” | Men “Lower Than Average” | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Yes n (%)a | No n (%)a | PValueb | Yes n (%)a | No n (%)a | PValueb |
| a Might not equal 100% due to rounding. | ||||||
| b Determined by the χ2 test. | ||||||
| c First-degree, early-onset myocardial infarction. | ||||||
| d Self-reported. | ||||||
| e Systolic blood pressure >139 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure >89 mm Hg, or taking blood pressure medications. | ||||||
| Total | 557 (33) | 1,121 (67) | 397 (35) | 741 (65) | ||
| Age at enrollment | <.01 | .28 | ||||
| 35–44 y | 209 (38) | 322 (29) | 141 (36) | 247 (33) | ||
| 45–54 y | 142 (26) | 288 (26) | 98 (25) | 210 (28) | ||
| 55–64 y | 111 (20) | 299 (27) | 89 (22) | 179 (24) | ||
| 65–75 y | 95 (17) | 212 (19) | 69 (17) | 104 (14) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | .22 | .29 | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 503 (90) | 977 (87) | 357 (90) | 664 (90) | ||
| White, Hispanic | 8 (1.4) | 17 (1.5) | 3 (0.8) | 10 (1.3) | ||
| Black/African American | 14 (2.5) | 31 (2.8) | 16 (4.0) | 18 (2.4) | ||
| Other | 32 (5.7) | 96 (8.6) | 21 (5.3) | 49 (6.6) | ||
| Education level | <.01 | .01 | ||||
| <High school graduate | 197 (35) | 543 (48) | 163 (41) | 374 (51) | ||
| High school graduate | 167 (30) | 321 (29) | 94 (24) | 167 (23) | ||
| Some college | 107 (19) | 171 (15) | 77 (19) | 110 (15) | ||
| ≥4-y college graduate | 86 (15) | 86 (7.7) | 63 (16) | 90 (12) | ||
| Per capita household income | <.01 | .01 | ||||
| <$7,500 | 200 (36) | 515 (46) | 117 (30) | 268 (36) | ||
| $7,500 to <$12,500 | 146 (26) | 266 (24) | 95 (24) | 195 (26) | ||
| >$12,500 | 211 (38) | 340 (30) | 185 (47) | 278 (38) | ||
| Foreign born | 132 (24) | 348 (31) | <.01 | 115 (29) | 268 (36) | .01 |
| Family historyc | 40 (10) | 91 (12) | .11 | 73 (13) | 181 (16) | .27 |
| Current smoker | 110 (20) | 308 (28) | <.01 | 92 (23) | 274 (37) | <.01 |
| Obese | 94 (17) | 400 (36) | <.01 | 81 (20) | 205 (28) | <.01 |
| Diabetes mellitusd | 29 (5.2) | 115 (10) | <.01 | 27 (6.8) | 71 (9.6) | .11 |
| Hypertensione | 156 (28) | 489 (44) | <.01 | 169 (43) | 365 (49) | .03 |
| Total cholesterol >200 mg/dL | 331 (59) | 813 (73) | <.01 | 264 (67) | 551 (74) | <.01 |