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Table 2 CVD Behavioral Risk Factors by Race/Ethnicity and Citizenship and Documentation Status, California Residents Ages 18–64, 2011–2015

From: Cardiovascular disease behavioral risk factors among Latinos by citizenship and documentation status

 

Total

(N = 51,386)

Latino (n = 18,604)

Non-Latino White

p-valuea

US-born

(N = 8303)

Naturalized Citizens

(N = 3879)

Green Card Holders

(N = 3369)

Undocumented Residents

(N = 3053)

US-born

(N = 32,782)

Current Smoker

 Total

14.28

13.00

10.06

12.88

11.05

16.66

< 0.001

 Male

17.45

15.54

15.43

19.79

18.51

18.11

0.891

 Female

11.08

10.38

5.46

5.79

3.23

15.17

< 0.001

Binge Drinking in Past Year

 Total

39.73

44.51

29.45

33.32

30.63

42.48

< 0.001

 Male

47.52

49.77

43.21

50.54

43.44

47.5

0.0132

 Female

31.84

39.09

17.68

15.68

17.22

37.32

< 0.001

Ate Fast Food at Least Once in Past Week

 Total

69.02

80.31

69.61

70.02

72.63

62.54

< 0.001

 Male

71.85

81.25

72.02

73.54

72.89

66.76

< 0.001

 Female

66.15

79.36

67.54

66.41

72.36

58.19

< 0.001

Number of Times Ate Fast Food Last Week

 Total

1.61

2.25

1.47

1.74

1.77

1.41

< 0.001

 Male

2.09

2.54

1.89

2.29

2.16

1.85

< 0.001

 Female

1.37

1.37

1.34

1.37

1.27

1.49

< 0.001

Drank Soda at Least Once in Past Week

 Total

47.55

55.94

52.21

61.21

67.38

36.31

< 0.001

 Male

55.99

62.23

62.42

70.43

74.97

45.35

< 0.001

 Female

39.01

49.46

41.63

51.77

59.44

27.01

< 0.001

Number of Times Drank Soda Last Week

 Total

1.91

2.64

1.82

3.04

3.49

1.50

< 0.001

 Male

3.45

3.38

2.73

4.16

4.73

2.23

< 0.001

 Female

1.80

2.16

1.26

2.14

2.21

1.23

< 0.001

Ate Fruits or Vegetables at Least 5 Times Per Dayb

 Total

7.39

5.17

4.75

5.22

4.66

9.71

< 0.001

 Male

5.58

5.01

4.00

1.41

2.96

7.25

0.0036

 Female

9.24

5.33

5.41

9.38

6.32

12.21

< 0.001

Number of Times Walked for at Least 10 Minutes Last Week

 Total

4.30

4.07

4.08

3.85

3.75

4.56

< 0.001

 Male

4.00

4.22

3.77

3.71

3.77

4.51

< 0.001

 Female

3.99

3.89

4.09

3.87

3.73

4.37

< 0.001

Currently Taking Blood Pressure Medication (n = 13,776)

 Total

55.42

50.47

59.77

53.73

32.96

60.44

< 0.001

 Male

54.70

47.74

57.19

51.84

38.19

59.94

< 0.001

 Female

56.23

54.02

62.09

55.61

27.80

61.03

< 0.001

  1. Unless otherwise indicated data are expressed as column percentages
  2. a Calculated by means of χ2 and analysis of variance tests across Latino and US-born non-Latino white samples
  3. bDerived from a weekly measure
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