Table 1 Age and Sex Adjusted Prevalence of Cholesterol Screening by Country of Origin, Race/ethnicity, and Length of US Residency: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1988-2008
From: Persistent disparities in cholesterol screening among immigrants to the United States
1988-94 | 1999-04 | 2005-08 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | |
Born in the United States | 10885 | 66.7 | (63.9, 69.6) | 8623 | 79.0 | (77.0, 80.9) | 6491 | 82.6 | (80.4, 84.9) |
White, non-Hispanic | 4907 | 69.7 | (66.7, 72.7) | 5012 | 80.7 | (78.6, 82.8) | 3685 | 83.7 | (81.2, 86.1) |
Hispanic/Latino | 2057 | 52.5 | (47.5, 57.6) | 1294 | 70.7 | (65.2, 76.1) | 804 | 76.0 | (72.7, 79.3) |
African American, non-Hispanic | 3879 | 57.0 | (53.4, 60.7) | 2125 | 71.2 | (68.6, 73.8) | 1846 | 78.6 | (76.1, 81.2) |
Other race/ethnicity | 42 | 44.7 | (32.2, 57.2) | 192 | 71.3 | (65.3, 77.4) | 156 | 79.1 | (73.5, 84.7) |
Born in Mexico | 1531 | 35.5 | (31.0, 40.0) | 1551 | 51.9 | (47.7, 56.1) | 1008 | 48.8 | (44.6, 52.9) |
Residence in US: | |||||||||
< 5 years | 362 | 24.3 | (14.4, 34.2) | 311 | 44.7 | (38.0, 51.5) | 157 | 31.1 | (21.9, 40.3) |
5+ years | 1169 | 37.7 | (32.8, 42.6) | 1240 | 53.1 | (48.4, 57.8) | 851 | 52.1 | (47.9, 56.3) |
Born Elsewhere | 811 | 55.3 | (48.6, 62.1) | 1097 | 74.5 | (70.6, 78.5) | 1016 | 76.7 | (72.4, 80.9) |
Residence in US: | |||||||||
< 5 years | 168 | 41.9 | (29.4, 54.3) | 193 | 68.7 | (62.0, 75.5) | 136 | 60.9 | (48.9, 72.8) |
5+ years | 643 | 57.7 | (50.3, 65.0) | 904 | 75.5 | (71.4, 79.5) | 880 | 78.9 | (75.2, 82.7) |