Sociodemographic Characteristics and CHD Risk Factors for Men Aged 20 to 35 Years and Women Aged 20 to 45 Years, NHANES, 1999–2006
| Characteristic | Total No. | All % (SE) | Men % (SE) | Women % (SE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMPUS = Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services; CHD = coronary heart disease; NA = not available; NCEP ATP III = National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; SE = standard error. | ||||
| aCalculated as total family income/poverty threshold index adjusted for family size, composition, and location at year of interview: low (≤1: family income less than or equal to poverty threshold index); medium (2–3: family income 2 to 3 times as high as poverty threshold index); and high (>3: family income >3 times as high as poverty threshold index). | ||||
| bHaving private insurance, Medicaid, or CHAMPUS/Veterans Affairs insurance. | ||||
| cAssessed by responses to the question, “During the past 12 months, how many times have you seen a doctor or other health care professional about your health at a doctor’s office, a clinic, hospital emergency room, at home or some other place?” | ||||
| dSelf-reported coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, or diabetes (self-reported or fasting blood glucose =126 mg/dL). | ||||
| eSystolic blood pressure >140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg, or reporting a prescription medication for hypertension. | ||||
| fSelf-reported. | ||||
| gBody mass index ≥30 kg/m2 (weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters). | ||||
| hCHD or CHD equivalent or ≥2 major CHD risk factors and a 10-year Framingham risk >20%. | ||||
| iTwo or more major CHD risk factors and a 10-year Framingham risk ≤20%. | ||||
| jOne or no major CHD risk factor. | ||||
| kRelative SE ≥30%, estimate is unreliable. | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1,041 | 38.8 (1.1) | 100 | |
| Female | 1,546 | 61.2 (1.1) | 100 | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1,110 | 65.6 (1.7) | 62.3 (2.3) | 67.7 (1.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 587 | 12.6 (1.1) | 11.5 (1.4) | 13.3 (1.2) |
| Mexican-American | 651 | 10.5 (1.0) | 13.5 (1.3) | 8.6 (0.9) |
| Other | 239 | 11.3 (1.4) | 12.7 (1.9) | 10.4 (1.4) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 657 | 18.2 (1.1) | 20.9 (1.7) | 16.6 (1.3) |
| High school | 633 | 25.7 (1.3) | 29.6 (2.0) | 23.2 (1.4) |
| More than high school | 1,294 | 56.0 (1.6) | 49.5 (1.8) | 60.2 (2.0) |
| Poverty indexa | ||||
| 1 | 475 | 15.0 (0.9) | 13.7 (1.1) | 15.8 (1.2) |
| 2–3 | 1,007 | 39.4 (1.4) | 43.5 (2.1) | 36.7 (1.4) |
| ≥3 | 921 | 45.7 (1.5) | 42.8 (2) | 47.4 (1.5) |
| Medical insuranceb | ||||
| Yes | 1,746 | 73.1 (1.2) | 64.8 (1.8) | 78.4 (1.3) |
| No | 841 | 26.9 (1.2) | 35.2 (1.8) | 21.6 (1.3) |
| Times received health care during last 12 moc | ||||
| 0 | 626 | 21.7 (0.9) | 35 (1.5) | 13.3 (1.0) |
| 1 | 576 | 22.1 (0.8) | 25.6 (1.3) | 20 (1.1) |
| 2–3 | 1,086 | 44.2 (1.1) | 32.8 (1.5) | 51.4 (1.3) |
| ≥4 | 299 | 12.0 (0.7) | 6.6 (0.9) | 15.4 (1.0) |
| CHD or CHD equivalentd | 126 | 4.6 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.6) | 5.9 (0.7) |
| Risk factors | ||||
| High blood pressuree | 286 | 10.9 (0.7) | 11.2 (1.2) | 10.6 (0.9) |
| Smokingf | 557 | 24.1 (1.0) | 26.9 (1.4) | 22.3 (1.3) |
| Family historyf | 356 | 15.9 (0.8) | 13.8 (1.3) | 17.2 (1.1) |
| Obesityg | 791 | 28.3 (1.0) | 23.6 (1.4) | 31.3 (1.3) |
| ≥2 | 436 | 17.9 (1.1) | 17.6 (1.4) | 18.0 (1.3) |
| 1 | 965 | 37.3 (1.0) | 39.6 (1.7) | 35.9 (1.4) |
| 0 | 1,060 | 40.2 (1.1) | 40.1 (1.8) | 40.3 (1.3) |
| NCEP ATP III risk categories | ||||
| Highh | 131 | 4.8 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.7) |
| Intermediatei | 300 | 13.1 (0.9) | 17.7 (1.5) | 10.1 (0.9) |
| Lowj | 2,156 | 82.1 (1.1) | 79.3 (1.6) | 83.9 (1.1) |
| Currently taking lipid-lowering medications | 36 | 1.7 (0.3) | NAk | 2.3 (0.5) |