Table 5 Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics (weighted percentages and standard error in parenthesis) for participants by shared quintile-based (Q1, Q5) categories. Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, 2008–2011

Age (y) (%)

 18–44

38.3 (1.9)

42.4 (2.2)

 < 0.001

30.8 (1.6)

55.9 (2.3)

 < 0.001

35.0 (1.8)

41.5 (2.2)

0.002

39.6 (2.1)

39.8 (1.7)

 < 0.001

 45–55

25.8 (1.5)

24.6 (1.3)

23.8 (1.4)

26.8 (1.7)

28.2 (1.5)

25.0 (1.6)

27.0 (1.5)

26.5 (1.5)

 55–74

36.0 (1.7)

33.0 (2.0)

45.3 (1.7)

17.2 (1.7)

36.7 (1.6)

33.5 (2.0)

33.4 (1.9)

33.7 (1.7)

Sex (%)

 Female

69.9 (1.6)

41.9 (1.9)

 < 0.001

79.5 (1.4)

24.1 (1.5)

 < 0.001

56.2 (1.4)

49.1 (2.0)

 < 0.001

55.8 (1.9)

47.8 (1.7)

 < 0.001

Immigrant Generation (%)

 First

98.9 (0.3)

97.9 (0.7)

 < 0.001

98.5 (0.4)

97.8 (0.7)

 < 0.001

98.5 (0.4)

98.0 (0.7)

 < 0.001

97.3 (0.8)

97.9 (0.7)

 < 0.001

Nativity/Years lived in mainland United States (50 states and DC) (%)

 Born in mainland United States

28.2 (1.4)

27.8 (1.7)

 < 0.001

25.7 (1.3)

25.9 (1.4)

 < 0.001

28.2 (1.7)

27.5 (1.6)

0.003

25.3 (1.4)

28.6 (1.5)

 < 0.001

    < 10 y

45.9 (1.3)

53.6 (1.7)

61.6 (1.3)

42.1 (1.4)

53.7 (1.6)

48.4 (1.5)

46.6 (1.6)

54.5 (1.4)

 \(\ge\) 10 y

25.9 (1.4)

18.6 (1.3)

12.7 (0.9)

32.0 (1.6)

18.1 (1.3)

24.1 (1.4)

28.1 (1.5)

16.9 (1.1)

Age of immigration^b (y)

30.6 (1.6)

30.1 (1.6)

0.007

31.7 (0.6)

26.5 (0.6)

 < 0.001

31.1 (0.6)

30.7 (0.7)

0.748

30.5 (0.6)

30.2 (0.6)

0.016

Employment (%)

 Retired and not currently employed

13.2 (1.2)

11.4 (1.2)

 < 0.001

18.4 (1.3)

4.3 (0.8)

 < 0.001

12.2 (1.1)

12.9 (1.3)

0.47

11.7 (1.2)

12.1 (1.2)

0.025

 Not retired and not currently employed

40.9 (1.7)

35.2 (1.9)

41.8 (1.7)

29.1 (1.8)

38.4 (1.6)

36.3 (2.2)

38.6 (1.8)

33.9 (1.5)

 Part-time (≤ 35 h)

15.6 (1.4)

15.8 (1.3)

15.8 (1.1)

15.8 (1.5)

16.1 (1.1)

15.2 (1.3)

15.1 (1.4)

16.9 (1.2)

 Full-time (35 + hrs)

30.3 (1.6)

37.6 (1.9)

24.1 (1.4)

50.9 (2.3)

33.3 (1.7)

35.7 (1.9)

34.6 (1.7)

37.0 (2.0)

Marital Status (%)

 Single

17.9 (1.3)

16.0 (1.4)

0.011

16.6 (1.4)

22.2 (1.8)

 < 0.001

18.5 (1.3)

17.4 (1.5)

0.028

19.2 (1.6)

17.1 (1.2)

 < 0.001

 Married/living with partner

57.4 (1.8)

64.3 (1.8)

58.2 (1.7)

62.0 (2.2)

57.6 (1.7)

63.6 (2.1)

60.2 (1.9)

61.2 (1.9)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

24.6 (1.5)

19.7 (1.4)

25.1 (1.4)

15.8 (1.5)

23.9 (1.3)

18.9 (1.4)

20.6 (1.4)

21.7 (1.5)

Yearly household income (%)

     < $30 k

71.8 (1.8)

64.8 (2.1)

 < 0.001

69.6 (1.8)

62.9 (2.1)

 < 0.001

67.9 (1.8)

63.4 (2.6)

0.012

60.7 (2.0)

64.1 (2.1)

 < 0.001

 \(\ge\) $30 k

19.9 (1.6)

31.8 (2.1)

24.4 (1.6)

32.9 (2.0)

25.6 (1.8)

31.0 (2.7)

32.6 (1.9)

31.7 (2.3)

 Missing

8.3 (1.0)

3.3 (0.7)

6.0 (0.7)

4.2 (0.8)

6.5 (0.9)

5.6 (1.1)

6.6 (1.0)

4.1 (0.7)

Education status (%)

 Less than high school education

42.2 (1.7)

36.1 (2.0)

0.027

41.6 (1.8)

36.3 (2.3)

0.003

44.9 (1.7)

35.0 (2.1)

 < 0.001

39.6 (1.9)

36.3 (1.8)

0.783

25.4 (1.5)

25.6 (1.5)

21.7 (1.2)

27.4 (1.9)

22.9 (1.3)

26.1 (1.9)

27.4 (2.0)

25.9 (1.8)

 High school education or equivalent

 Greater than high school education

32.4 (1.7)

38.3 (1.9)

36.6 (1.8)

36.3 (2.2)

32.2 (1.6)

38.9 (2.2)

33.0 (1.8)

37.8 (2.1)

Met 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (%)

 No

69.6 (1.6)

56.9 (2.1)

 < 0.001

66.8 (1.7)

52.4 (2.2)

 < 0.001

64.8 (1.7)

64.1 (2.1)

0.07

66.0 (1.9)

61.2 (2.1)

0.706

Supplemental Use (%)

 No

59.3 (1.8)

47.6 (2.0)

 < 0.001

45.0 (1.6)

61.6 (2.1)

 < 0.001

57.5 (1.7)

46.6 (2.1)

 < 0.001

50.2 (2.0)

50.3 (1.6)

0.053

Body Mass Index^c (%)

 Underweight

1.2 (0.3)

1.1 (0.3)

0.086

0.4 (0.2)

1.9 (0.5)

0.002

1.1 (0.2)

1.3 (0.4)

0.349

1.6 (0.4)

0.9 (0.4)

0.079

 Normal

20.0 (1.2)

23.0 (1.2)

18.6 (1.0)

23.6 (1.1)

19.9 (1.0)

24.6 (1.3)

23.0 (1.2)

18.8 (1.0)

 Overweight

35.6 (1.3)

39.5 (1.4)

37.6 (1.3)

34.9 (1.4)

37.9 (1.4)

35.6 (1.4)

35.1 (1.4)

39.0 (1.5)

 Obesity

43.3 (1.6)

36.6 (1.5)

43.3 (1.4)

39.6 (1.5)

41.0 (1.4)

38.5 (1.6)

40.3 (1.4)

41.3 (1.5)

Energy intake^b (kcal/day)

1385 (15.2)

2443 (26.7)

 < 0.001

1286 (13.3)

2621 (24.5)

 < 0.001

1615 (19.9)

2259 (22.6)

 < 0.001

1951 (21.5)

1941 (23.0)

0.047