Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
From: Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors across six African Immigrant Groups in Minnesota
| Â | Â | Country of origin groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Overall cohort | Somali | Ethiopia | Liberia | Sudan | Kenya | Others1 | |
Females | 470 (47.8) | 211 (56) | 121 (45.3) | 58 (41.7) | 34 (40.5) | 20 (39.2) | 26 (33.3) | |
Males | 526 (52.8) | 166 (44) | 146 (54.7) | 81 (58.3) | 50 (59.5) | 31 (60.8) | 52 (66.7) | |
Age2 | 35.1 (13.3) | 35 (13.9) | 37.1 (14.3) | 33.2 (13.7) | 34.5 (8.7) | 35.1 (13.2) | 32.7 (9.9) | |
Length of Stay ≥5 Years | 758 (76.2) | 257 (68.2) | 205 (76.8) | 118 (84.9) | 73 (88) | 39 (76.5) | 66 (84.6) | |
Understand English Well | 765 (77.3) | 232 (62.2) | 202 (76.2) | 138 (99.3) | 73 (86.9) | 49 (96.1) | 71 (91) | |
Trouble Meeting Expenses (Never or Rarely) | 590 (60) | 278 (74.9) | 196 (74.8) | 31 (22.5) | 37 (44) | 22 (43.1) | 26 (33.3) | |
Insurance Status | No Insurance | 54 (5.4) | 16 (4.3) | 18 (6.8) | 4 (2.9) | 10 (11.9) | 1 (2) | 5 (6.4) |
| Â | Private Insurance | 543 (54.7) | 129 (34.4) | 149 (56) | 123 (88.5) | 38 (45.2) | 43 (84.3) | 61 (78.2) |
Public Insurance | 396 (39.9) | 230 (61.3) | 99 (37.2) | 12 (8.6) | 36 (42.9) | 7 (13.7) | 12 (15.4) | |
Total sample | 996 (100) | 377 (37.9) | 267 (26.8) | 139 (14) | 84 (8.5) | 51 (5.1) | 78 (7.8) | |