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Table.1 Descriptive Characteristicsa of the Target Population of HCHS/SOL, for the Entire Analytic Sample and the Adult Immigrant Subpopulationb

From: Demographic and sociocultural risk factors for adulthood weight gain in Hispanic/Latinos: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

 

Overall

(Unweighted n = 15,203)

Adult Immigrant Subpopulationb(Unweighted n = 8830)

 

Characteristica

Unweighted N

Weighted % or Mean

Unweighted N

Weighted % or Mean

P-Valuec

Male (%)

6024

47.5 (46.4, 48.6)

3302

45.3 (43.9, 46.8)

0.0001

Age (%)

<0.0001

 22–29 years

1628

18.4 (17.2, 19.6)

212

4.8 (4.1, 5.6)

 

 30–39 years

2360

23.6 (22.2, 24.9)

1155

21.1 (19.5, 22.7)

 

 40–49 years

4176

24.5 (23.5, 25.5)

2571

28.5 (27.0, 29.9)

 

 50–59 years

4286

18.0 (17.1, 18.9)

2834

22.7 (21.4, 23.9)

 

 60–69 years

2254

11.9 (11.1, 12.7)

1660

17.1 (15.9, 18.4)

 

 70–76 years

499

3.6 (3.1, 4.1)

398

5.7 (4.9, 6.6)

 

 Study Site (%) Bronx

3729

28.4 (25.5, 31.5)

1662

20.7 (17.8, 24.0)

<0.0001

 Chicago

3876

15.8 (13.9, 17.8)

2076

12.7 (10.9, 14.8)

 

 Miami

3872

30.8 (26.6, 35.2)

3141

44.8 (39.3, 50.3)

 

 San Diego

3726

25.0 (21.8, 28.7)

1951

21.8 (18.1, 26.0)

 

Background (%)

<0.0001

 Central American

1639

7.6 (6.6, 8.8)

1211

9.3 (8.0, 10.8)

 

 Cuban

2243

21.1 (17.9, 24.7)

1865

32.1 (27.4, 37.1)

 

 Dominican

1332

9.5 (8.2, 10.9)

910

10.2 (8.7, 12.0)

 

 Mexican

5996

36.6 (33.4, 39.9)

3291

32.7 (28.7, 36.9)

 

 Puerto Rican

2554

16.3 (14.8, 18.0)

596

6.5 (5.5, 7.6)

 

 South American

1017

5.1 (4.5, 5.8)

809

7.3 (6.4, 8.3)

 

 Other/Multiple

422

3.8 (3.2, 4.4)

148

2.0 (1.6, 2.5)

 

 Background (% within Site) Bronx Dominican

1245

31.4 (28.2, 34.7)

847

46.0 (41.4, 50.6)

<0.0001

 Central American

198

5.1 (4.0, 6.3)

127

6.8 (5.2, 8.8)

 

 Mexican

191

10.9 (8.5, 14.0)

115

14.7 (11.0, 19.5)

 

 Puerto Rican

1714

41.7 (38.4, 45.2)

381

20.8 (17.7, 24.2)

 

 South American

180

4.7 (3.7, 5.9)

123

7.8 (6.1, 10.0)

 

 Chicago Central American

406

7.1 (5.8, 8.6)

286

9.9 (7.8, 12.4)

 

 Mexican

2264

61.9 (58.5, 65.1)

1304

68.7 (64.7, 72.4)

 

 Puerto Rican

726

21.0 (17.8, 24.5)

160

8.0 (6.1, 10.5)

 

 South American

351

6.3 (5.0, 7.8)

267

9.7 (7.8, 12.1)

 

 Miami Central American

981

15.6 (12.8, 19.0)

764

14.2 (11.5, 17.4)

 

 Cuban

2171

67.0 (62.3, 71.3)

1824

70.7 (66.1, 74.9)

 

 South American

445

8.3 (6.9, 10.1)

387

9.1 (7.3, 11.1)

 

 San Diego Mexican

3506

93.2 (91.2, 94.8)

1848

93.5 (90.8, 95.4)

 

 Born in/after 1980 (%)

1768

20.0 (18.8, 21.2)

254

5.6 (4.9, 6.5)

<0.0001

 Age at baseline exam (years)

15,203

43.6 (43.2, 44.1)

8830

48.8 (48.3, 49.3)

<0.0001

 Nativity/age at immigration category (%) US-born

2255

18.8 (17.4, 20.2)

–

–

–

 0–11 yrs

1118

8.7 (7.9, 9.6)

–

–

 

 12–21 yrs

3000

20.0 (18.7, 21.3)

–

–

 

 22–34 yrs

4687

29.3 (28.2, 30.5)

4687

55.9 (53.8, 57.9)

 

 35–44 yrs

2313

12.4 (11.5, 13.5)

2313

23.7 (22.3, 25.1)

 

 45–74 yrs

1830

10.7 (9.7, 11.9)

1830

20.4 (18.9, 22.0)

 

 Age at immigration (years)

12,948

22.6 (21.8, 23.4)

8830

35.5 (35.0, 36.0)

<0.0001

 Immigrated in/after 1980 (%)

10,653

74.3 (72.5, 76.0)

7907

91.6 (90.5, 92.5)

<0.0001

 Time between immigration and baseline exam (years)

12,948

21.0 (20.3, 21.7)

8830

13.3 (12.8, 13.8)

<0.0001

 Weight at 21 years (kg)

15,203

65.0 (64.6, 65.5)

8830

61.6 (61.2, 62.0)

<0.0001

 Time between 21 years old and baseline exam (years)

15,203

22.6 (22.2, 23.1)

8830

27.8 (27.3, 28.3)

<0.0001

 Weight at 45 years (kg)

9090

72.6 (72.2, 73.1)

6164

71.2 (70.6, 71.7)

<0.0001

 Time between 45 years old and baseline exam (years)

9090

11.3 (11.0, 11.6)

6164

12.1 (11.7, 12.4)

<0.0001

 Weight at 65 years (kg)

1228

74.9 (74.0, 75.9)

939

74.2 (73.1, 75.3)

0.0033

 Time between 65 years old and baseline exam (years)

1228

3.7 (3.5, 4.0)

939

3.9 (3.6, 4.1)

0.0090

  1. a All values (except for N) weighted for study design and non-response
  2. b Adults who migrated to the 50 US states and DC at >21 years old
  3. c P-values came from a test comparing the adult immigrant subpopulation to the subpopulation who did not migrate during adulthood (i.e., who were either born in the US or migrated prior to adulthood). A t-test was used to compare subpopulation means for continuous variables, and a chi-square test was used to compare subpopulation proportions for categorical variables. Due to the inherent differences in the two subpopulations by nativity/age at immigration categories (i.e. non-overlapping categories in the two subpopulations), we did not calculate any statistics for this comparison
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