Changing Trends in the Prevalence and Disparities of Obesity and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Three Racial/Ethnic Groups of USA Adults
Table 2
Changes over time in age-adjusted prevalence of CVD risk factors among NHW, NHB, and MA adults, by sex and period I (1988–1994) and period II (1999–2004).
Current Smoking
Diabetes
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolemia
Obesity
I
II
Δ
I
II
Δ
I
II
Δ
I
II
Δ
I
II
Δ
Non-Hispanic White
Men
29.5
25.6
−3.9*
8.4
10.5
2.1
27.5
30.6
3.1*
58.3
59.5
1.2
21.3
29.7
8.4**
Women
25.9
23.3
−2.6
5.4
5.2
−0.2
24.5
29.3
4.8**
56.2
58.4
2.2
24.2
31.9
7.7**
Total
27.6
24.4
−3.2
*
6.8
7.8
1.0
26.2
30.2
4.0
**
57.5
59.2
1.7
22.8
30.8
8.0
**
Non-Hispanic Black
Men
42.3
33.9
−8.4**
10.3
11.5
1.3
38.8
42.5
3.7*
51.6
51.1
0.5
21.2
30.1
8.9**
Women
28.8
22.1
−6.6*
12.3
13.9
1.6
40.3
45.6
5.3*
56.0
50.0
−5.9*
40.3
52.0
11.7**
Total
34.7
27.3
−7.4
**
11.5
13.0
1.5
39.7
44.3
4.6
*
54.2
50.5
−3.7
*
32.0
42.4
10.4
**
Mexican-American
Men
27.6
27.4
−0.2
13.7
15.4
1.7
28.1
28.2
0.1
58.5
56.9
−1.6
25.7
30.0
4.3*
Women
14.0
13.8
−0.2
15.3
15.0
−0.3
26.3
30.9
4.6*
55.6
54.3
−1.3
37.5
40.6
3.1
Total
21.0
20.9
−0.1
14.6
15.3
0.7
27.3
29.7
2.4
57.3
55.8
−1.5
31.5
35.1
3.6
Values are percentages, except that the change column values are percentage points. I = NHANES 1988–1994; II= NHANES 1999–2004. The asterisks (* and **) indicate significant changes overtime, value < 0.05* and < 0.001**, respectively. Δ = change.
