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Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics by CRF categories among Non-Elderly Adults, from the National Health Interview Survey 2006-14

From: Association of cardiovascular risk profile with premature all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults: findings from a national study

 

Overall

Optimal

Average

Poor

p value

Sample (N)

195,901

46,701

114,961

34,239

 

Weighted sample, (weighted %)

183,726,611 (100.0)

45,549,963 (24.8)

108,375,333 (58.9)

29,801,315(16.2)

 

Mean age (SD)

40.4 (13.0)

36.5 (12.4)

39.9 (12.7)

48.2 (11.6)

 

Age Categories

    

< 0.001

 18–44

113,320 (58.6)

33,121 (70.1)

69,298 (60.7)

10,901 (33.2)

 

 45–54

43,425 (22.8)

8148 (18.6)

25,072 (22.3)

10,205 (31.2)

 

 55–64

39,156 (18.6)

5432 (11.4)

20,591 (17)

13,133 (35.6)

 

Sex, n (weighted %)

    

0.845

 Men

89,079 (49.1)

21,799 (49.2)

52,140 (49.1)

15,140 (49)

 

 Women

106,822 (50.9)

24,902 (50.8)

62,821 (50.9)

19,099 (51)

 

Race/Ethnicity, n (weighted %)

    

< 0.001

 Non-Hispanic White adults

112,084 (70)

29,630 (75.9)

62,973 (68)

19,481 (68.7)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black adults

31,222 (13.3)

4808 (9.3)

18,503 (13.7)

7911 (18)

 

 Hispanic adults

38,552 (16.7)

8068 (14.8)

25,025 (18.4)

5459 (13.3)

 

Education, n (weighted %)

    

< 0.001

 < High School

28,732 (13.3)

3237 (6.8)

18,402 (14.4)

7093 (19)

 

 High School or GED

49,468 (26.2)

7463 (16.6)

30,838 (28)

11,167 (34.3)

 

 Some College

40,161 (20.8)

9964 (21.8)

23,329 (20.6)

6868 (20)

 

 > College

76,729 (39.7)

25,936 (54.8)

41,841 (37)

8952 (26.7)

 

Family income, n (weighted %)

    

< 0.01

High-income

60,948 (39.8)

19,665 (51.9)

33,477 (37.4)

7806 (30.1)

 

Middle-income

49,681 (29)

11,275 (26)

29,820 (30.1)

8586 (29.9)

 

Low-income

66,723 (31.2)

11,794 (22.1)

40,205 (32.6)

14,724 (40)

 

Insurance status, n (weighted %)

    

< 0.001

Insured

145,435 (79.4)

37,333 (85)

82,358 (76.7)

25,744 (80.3)

 

Uninsured

41,819 (20.6)

7472 (15)

27,780 (23.3)

6567 (19.7)

 

Region, n (weighted %)

    

< 0.001

Northeast

31,260 (17.3)

7507 (17.5)

18,673 (17.6)

5080 (15.8)

 

Midwest

42,408 (23.5)

9904 (23)

24,800 (23.4)

7704 (24.5)

 

South

71,899 (36.5)

14,948 (32)

42,427 (36.8)

14,524 (42.3)

 

West

50,334 (22.8)

14,342 (27.5)

29,061 (22.3)

6931 (17.4)

 

Cardiovascular Risk Factors, n (weighted %)

    

< 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

13,812 (6.5)

-

2844 (2.5)

10,968 (31.2)

 

Hypertension

45,990 (22.4)

-

19,903 (17.2)

26,087 (75.5)

 

High cholesterol

15,476 (19.7)

-

5973 (14.3)

9503 (60.2)

 

Smoker

42,284 (21.3)

-

27,190 (24)

15,094 (44.2)

 

Obesity

60,789 (30.3)

-

34,894 (30.3)

25,895 (76.7)

 

Insufficient physical activity

101,128 (50.7)

-

71,673 (62.2)

29,455 (86.3)

 

Comorbidities

    

< 0.001

0

50,869 (66.8)

14,364 (77.7)

29,557 (69.4)

6948 (45.3)

 

1

18,621 (23.8)

3520 (18.8)

9949 (23)

5152 (32.5)

 

>=2

8085 (9.4)

691 (3.4)

3498 (7.6)

3896 (22.2)

 
  1. Note: Optimal CRF Profile = 0 CV risk factors; Average = 1–2 risk factors; Poor ≥ 3 risk factors
  2. Comorbidities include Emphysema, COPD, Asthma, Ulcer, Cancer, Arthritis, Hepatitis, Liver disease, Kidney disease
  3. Rao-Scott Chi squared tests were used to analyze the statistical data in this table
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