Obesity in American Indian and Mexican American Men and Women: Associations with Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Autonomic Control
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of participants as function of obesity.
Demographic
Total sample
Nonobese
Obese
Variables
()
()
()
Age, in years, mean (SEM)
28.1 (0.9)
26.4 (1.1)
30.3 (1.4)*
Men
27.7 (1.2)
26.0 (1.7)
30.5 (2.1)
Women
28.3 (1.3)
26.8 (1.5)
30.2 (1.7)
Gender,
Men
57
35
22
Women
75
42
33
Years of education (SEM)
12.8 (0.2)
13.0 (0.2)
12.6 (0.2)
Current alcohol use,
No
69
35
34
Yes
63
42
21
Lifetime history of alcohol dependence,
No
92
58
34
Yes
39
18
21
Current smoking,
No
103
60
43
Yes
29
17
12
Lifetime history of nicotine dependence,
No
109
64
45
Yes
23
13
10
Systolic prehypertension,
No
76
46
30
Yes
54
30
24
Systolic hypertension,
No
113
70
43*
Yes
17
6
11
Diastolic pre-hypertension,
No
110
64
46
Yes
20
12
8
Diastolic hypertension,
No
113
73
40**
Yes
17
3
14
Notes: The obese group versus the nonobese group was compared using Fisher’s exact test for dichotomous variables and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous variables (P < 0.05; P < 0.001). Values are ± SEM.
