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Table 1 Sample characteristics of Hispanics in the 2003–2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) by sex and race

From: Metropolitan-level ethnic residential segregation, racial identity, and body mass index among U.S. Hispanic adults: a multilevel cross-sectional study

 

Men

Women

 

Hispanic blacks (n = 842)

Hispanics who identified as some other race (n = 10,077)

Hispanic whites (n = 11,982)

Hispanic blacks (n = 1421)

Hispanics who identified as some other race (n = 15,936)

Hispanic whites (n = 19,978)

Body mass index, kg/m2 (SE)

28.1 (0.3)

28.3 (0.1)*

28.1 (0.1)

28.7 (0.4)*

28.0 (0.1)*

27.6 (0.1)

Age, years (SE)

41.2 (0.9)

40.4 (0.2)*

42.7 (0.2)

43.2 (0.8)*

42.0 (0.2)*

45.2 (0.2)

Education, %

      

Less than high school

38.1

35.9*

31.8

31.6

31.2

31.7

High school

27.9

27.3

25.7

27.7

28.1

26.7

More than high school

33.9

36.8

42.6

40.7

40.7

41.6

Non-English questionnaire, %

41.2

43.9

43.3

36.6

39.2*

41.8

  1. Abbreviation: SE = standard error.
  2. *P < .05 for comparisons with Hispanic Whites.