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Table 2 Health behavior and risk factor characteristics of young adult African American participants (N = 172)

From: Knowledge of young African American adults about heart disease: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

Total

Male

Female

College

No college

  

(n = 62)

(n = 110)

(n = 116)

(n = 56)

BMI category (%)

     

   Underweight

1.8

0

2.8

2.6

0

   Normal

43.3

40.3

45.0

41.4

47.3

   Overweight

29.2

35.5

25.7

26.9

34.5

   Obese

25.7

24.2

26.6

29.3

18.2

Exercise frequency (%)

     

   Almost never

16.3

9.7

20.0

18.1

12.5

   Twice a month

14.0

6.5

18.2

16.4

8.9

   Once a week

18.6

14.5

20.9

17.2

21.4

   2-3 times per week

22.1

21.0

22.7

23.3

19.6

   4+ times per week

29.1

48.41

18.21

25.0

37.5

Smoking frequency (%)

     

   Never smoked

70.9

69.4

71.8

76.72

58.92

   Used to smoke, but quit

12.8

14.5

11.8

12.9

12.5

   Smoke, but not every day

8.7

9.7

8.2

6.9

12.5

   Smoke 1+ cigarettes/day

7.6

6.5

8.2

3.4

16.1

Risk factor summary score (%)

     

   No risk factors

20.9

22.6

20.0

22.4

17.9

   One risk factor

44.2

53.2

39.1

41.4

50.0

   Two+ risk factors

39.9

24.2

40.9

36.2

32.1

Cholesterol check in last 18 months (%)

     

   Yes

25.6

16.13

30.93

27.6

21.4

Blood pressure check past 18 months (%)

     

   Yes

83.7

82.3

84.5

83.6

83.9

Doctor discussed heart disease with you (%)

     

   Yes

20.9

14.5

24.5

25.94

10.74

  1. Note. Data are %;; BMI definitions are: underweight ≤ 18.5, Normal 18.5-24.9, Overweight 25.0-29.9, and Obese ≥ 30.0. 1 p = 0.001; 2 p = 0.012; 3 p = 0.033; 4p = 0.022.