Table 1 Study population characteristics (North Texas Healthy Heart Study, N = 135)
| Characteristics |
Mexican-oriented (n = 48) |
Anglo-oriented (n = 81) | p-value* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Reported Health(%) | <0.01 | |||
| Excellent/Very Good/Good | 53.2 | 78.3 | 62.6 | |
| Fair/Poor | 46.8 | 21.7 | 37.4 | |
| Age mean (Standard deviation) | 53.65 (7.2) | 57.7 (8.0) | <0.01 | 55.1 (7.8) |
| Gender(%) | 0.36 | |||
| Female | 63.0 | 70.8 | 65.9 | |
| Male | 37.0 | 29.2 | 34.1 | |
| Education (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Less than High School | 65.4 | 27.1 | 51.2 | |
| High School or Greater | 34.6 | 72.9 | 48.8 | |
| Income (%) | 0.05 | |||
| Below $20,000 | 45.9 | 27.9 | 39.3 | |
| $20,000 or Greater | 54.1 | 72.1 | 60.7 | |
| Psychosocial Factors, mean (SD) | ||||
| Stress Score | 14.3 (6.4) | 14.4 (7.0) | 0.94 | 14.4 (6.6) |
| Sense of Control Score | 0.6 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.5) | 0.12 | 0.6 (0.5) |
| Social Support Score | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.6) | 0.61 | 1.8 (0.5) |
| Depression Score | 13.7(10.5) | 12.2 (10.3) | 0.41 | 13.2 (10.4) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 31.1 (5.9) | 32.1 (6.2) | 0.40 | 31.5 (6.0) |
| Medical History (%) | ||||
| High Cholesterol | 0.43 | |||
| Yes | 24.7 | 18.8 | 77.5 | |
| No | 75.3 | 81.3 | 22.5 | |
| Hypertension | 0.05 | |||
| Yes | 40.7 | 58.3 | 47.3 | |
| No | 59.3 | 41.7 | 52.7 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 0.53 | |||
| Yes | 22.2 | 27.1 | 24.0 | |
| No | 77.8 | 72.9 | 76.0 | |
| Healthcare Provider (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Yes | 62.8 | 93.6 | 74.4 | |
| No | 37.2 | 6.4 | 25.6 | |
| Health insurance (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Yes | 48.8 | 87.5 | 63.3 | |
| No | 51.3 | 12.5 | 36.7 |
