Table 1 The baseline data of all participants in the study
Variables | Total (n = 15,352) |
|---|---|
Age, n (%) | |
20–39 | 5062 (32.97) |
40–59 | 5164 (33.64) |
60–79 | 4274 (27.84) |
≥ 80 | 852 (5.55) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 7302 (47.56) |
Female | 8050 (52.44) |
Race, n (%) | |
Mexican American | 1906 (12.42) |
Other Hispanic | 1493 (9.73) |
Non-Hispanic White | 6223 (40.54) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 3481 (22.67) |
Other | 2249 (14.65) |
Education level, n (%) | |
Less than 9th grade | 1086 (7.07) |
9-11th grade | 1798 (11.71) |
High school graduate | 3440 (22.41) |
Some college | 4900 (31.92) |
College graduate | 4128 (26.89) |
Marital Status, n (%) | |
Married | 7879 (51.32) |
Widowed | 1085 (7.07) |
Divorced | 1728 (11.26) |
Separated | 520 (3.39) |
Never married | 2858 (18.62) |
Living with partner | 1282 (8.35) |
BMI (kg/m2), n (%) | |
< 18.5 | 221 (1.44) |
18.5–24.9 | 4055 (26.41) |
25.0–29.9 | 4868 (31.71) |
≥ 30.0 | 6208 (40.44) |
PIR, M (Q1,Q3) | 2.14 (1.11,4.12) |
Diabetes, n (%) | |
Yes | 2144 (13.97) |
No | 12,795 (83.34) |
Borderline | 413 (2.69) |
CVDs, n (%) | |
Yes | 14,011 (91.26) |
No | 1291 (8.41) |
Unknown | 50 (0.33) |
Reduce salt, n (%) | |
Yes | 3158 (20.57) |
No | 8565 (55.79) |
Unknown | 3629 (23.64) |
Hypertension, n (%) | |
Yes | 5715 (37.23) |
No | 9637 (62.77) |
Stroke, n (%) | |
Yes | 13,958 (90.92) |
No | 1394 (9.08) |
Type of table salt used, n (%) | |
Ordinary salt | 9964 (64.90) |
Other Salt | 664 (4.33) |
No table salt | 4724 (30.77) |