Hispanic
N=929
NHW
N=958
p
Age (years, SD) 54 12.5 54.3 12 0.64
Sex (n,%) 0.104
  Male 410 47.2 458 52.8  
  Female 521 51 501 49  
BMI (kg/m2, SD) 26.5 4.8 27.2 5.1 0.0007
Hypertension (n,%) 0.025
  Hypertension 355 41.3 336 36.2  
  No Hypertension 504 58.7 593 63.8  
Marital Status (n,%) <0.0001
  Never Married 45 4.9 31 3.2  
  Married 680 73.4 791 82.6  
  Divorced 67 7.2 46 4.8  
  Widowed 93 10 73 7.6  
  Other 41 4.4 17 1.8  
Education Completed (n,%) (years)   <0.0001
  <8 209 22.5 17 1.8  
  8 - 11 284 30.5 124 12.9  
  12 253 27.2 373 38.9  
  13+ 185 19.9 445 46.4  
Working Status (n,%) <0.0001
  Not Working 534 57.6 382 39.9  
  Working 393 42.3 576 60.1  
Income (n,%) ($/year)   <0.0001
  <20,000 697 74.9 414 43.2  
  20,000 - 50,000 200 21.5 447 46.6  
  >50,000 34 3.7 98 10.2  
Cigarette Smoking (n,%) <0.0001
  Current Smoker 267 28.7 193 20.2  
  ex-Smoker 277 29.8 298 31.1  
  Never Smoker 385 41.4 467 48.8  
Table 1: Demographic characteristics of study participants.