Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the population sample (means, percentages, and 95% confidence intervals), Cienfuegos, 2011
Whites | Blacks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men (N =456) | Women (N =621) | Men (N = 160) | Women (N = 259) | |
Age (years) | 40.9 (39.5, 42.3) | 41.3 (40.1, 42.5) | 38.0 (35.6, 40.4) | 39.3 (37.4, 41.2) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 123.3 (121.8, 124.8) | 116.7 (115.4, 118.0) | 122.2 (119.7, 124.7) | 117.8 (115.5, 120.1) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 81.9 (80.7,83.0) | 76.3 (75.4, 77.2) | 81.0 (78.9, 83.0) | 77.4 (75.8, 79.0) |
Percent hypertensive a | 35.3 (31.0, 39.8) | 26.6 (23.6, 29.9) | 30.9 (24.1, 38.7) | 31.0 (25.8, 36.7) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.7 (25.2, 26.2) | 26.2 (25.7, 26.7) | 25.7 (24.1, 27.3) | 25.9 (25.0, 26.9) |
Percent obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 15.7 (12.4, 19.7) | 20.1 (16.9, 23.6) | 14.4 (9.5, 21.3) | 18.0 (13.7, 23.4) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 89.3 (88.1, 90.4) | 83.7 (82.7, 84.7) | 86.4 (84.3, 88.5) | 82.1 (80.6, 83.7) |
Percent current smokers | 25.9 (21.8, 30.4) | 19.4 (16.3, 23.0) | 30.1 (23.0, 38.3) | 22.5 (17.6, 28.4) |
Percent with self-reported diabetes | 4.6 (3.0, 6.9) | 8.2 (6.3, 10.6) | 3.6 (1.7, 7.5) | 6.3 (4.1, 9.8) |
Percent with post Secondary Education | 71.1 (66.5, 75.3) | 67.4 (63.6, 71.0) | 70.1 (61.9, 77.2) | 68.1 (61.9, 73.7) |