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Table 4 Summary of differences in weight and health behavior risks, White, Black, Latinx, Filipino, and Chinese women and men aged 35–64 years and 65–79 years

From: Racial/ethnic, gender, and age group differences in cardiometabolic risks among adults in a Northern California health plan: a cross-sectional study

Weight and Health Behavior Risks

Women 35–64 yr

Men 35–64 yr

Women 65–79 yr

Men 65–79 yr

Weight

 Healthy weight

BLF ↓ W; C ↑ W

F ↓ C

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLF ↓ W; C ↑ W

F ↓ C

LF ↓ W; C ↑ W

F ↓ C

 Overweight or obese

BLF ↑ W; C ↓ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

 

F ↑ C

 

F ↑ C

 Obese

BLF ↑ W; C ↓ W

F ↑ C

BL ↑ W; FC ↓ W

F ↑ C

BL ↑ W; FC ↓ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W; C ↓ W

F ↑ C

Smoking

 Never smoker

LFC ↑ W

F ↓ C

LC ↑ W; F ↓ W

F ↓ C

LFC ↑ W

–

BF ↓ W; C ↑ W

F ↓ C

 Current smoker

B ↑ W; LFC ↓ W

F ↑ C

BF ↑ W; LC ↓ W

F ↑ C

B ↑ W; LFC ↓ W

F ↑ C

B ↑ W; C ↓ W

F ↑ C

Alcohol use

 Stays within recommended limits

BFC ↑ W

–

BC ↑ W

F ↓ C

BLFC ↑ W

–

L ↓ W; FC ↑ W

F ↓ C

Dietary behaviors

 Fruit and vegetable consumption:

  ≥ 3 servings a day

BLFC ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLFC ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLFC ↓ W

F ↓ C

  ≥ 5 servings a day

BLFC ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLFC ↓ W

F ↓ C

 Usually tries to avoid high sodium/high salt foods

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

F ↓ W

–

LF ↓ W

–

–

–

 Frequency consumes sugar-sweetened beverages:

  < Once a week or never

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLFC ↓ W

–

BLF ↓ W

–

  ≥ 3 days a week

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

–

  ≥ 5 days a week

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

–

BLF ↑ W

–

 Reports trying to eat mostly healthy foods

BLF ↓ W

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Exercise/physical activity frequency

 ≥ 3 days a week

BFC ↓ W

–

C ↓ W

–

BL ↓ W; C ↑ W

F ↓ C

–

–

 ≥ 5 days a week

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

LC ↓ W

–

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

B ↓ W

–

 < once a week

B ↑ W

–

BC ↑ W

–

FC ↓ W

–

–

–

 Reports trying to get exercise most days

F ↑ W

F ↑ C

BF ↑ W

F ↑ C

FC ↑ W

–

LF ↑ W

–

Usual amount of sleep

 ≥ 7 h a day

BLFC ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLF ↓ W

F ↓ C

BLFC ↓ W

–

BLFC ↓ W

–

 < 7 h a day

BLFC ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLFC ↑ W

–

BLFC ↑ W

–

 < 6 h a day

BLFC ↑ W

–

BLF ↑ W

F ↑ C

BLF ↑ W

–

BLFC ↑ W

–

 Reports trying to get enough sleep to feel well-rested

BLC ↓ W

–

BC ↓ W

–

BL ↓ W

–

BLC ↓ W

F ↑ C

  1. W White, B African American/Black, L Latinx, F Filipino, C Chinese; ↑: age-standardized prevalence significantly (p < .05) higher than comparison racial/ethnic group;.↓: age-standardized prevalence significantly (p < .05) lower than comparison racial/ethnic group; when racial/ethnic groups are not listed in a comparison with Whites, this indicates they did not significantly differ from the comparison racial/ethnic group; − : indicates that Filipinos did not significantly differ from Chinese