Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics overall and by asthma
Total N = 12,471 | Physician-diagnosed asthmac N = 1937 | Physician-diagnosed asthma without COPDd N = 1548 | Physician-diagnosed childhood onset of asthmae N = 894 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%b) | No. (%b) | No. (%b) | No. (%b) | |
Age, median (Q1, Q3) | 40 (28, 52) | 40 (27, 51) | 36 (25, 49) | 31 (23, 43) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 7450 (52.1) | 1313 (58.6) | 1073 (58.7) | 540 (50.4) |
Male | 5021 (47.9) | 624 (41.4) | 475 (41.3) | 354 (49.6) |
Backgrounda | ||||
Cuban | 2037 (22.6) | 428 (29.0) | 326 (28.8) | 249 (34.6) |
Dominican | 1173 (10.2) | 187 (9.5) | 146 (9.2) | 80 (7.4) |
Mexican | 4841 (36.6) | 358 (16.3) | 303 (17.7) | 135 (15.7) |
Puerto Rican | 1914 (14.5) | 657 (32.2) | 504 (30.1) | 249 (25.9) |
Central American | 1302 (7.2) | 150 (4.9) | 135 (5.5) | 90 (6.1) |
South American | 830 (5.0) | 72 (2.8) | 62 (2.9) | 33 (2.5) |
Others | 359 (3.9) | 85 (5.3) | 72 (5.8) | 58 (7.8) |
Education levela | ||||
Less than high school | 4654 (31.9) | 659 (29.6) | 506 (28.6) | 241 (24.8) |
High school or equivalent | 3216 (28.1) | 520 (28.8) | 427 (30.3) | 268 (32.4) |
Greater than high school or equivalent | 4577 (40.0) | 757 (41.6) | 614 (41.1) | 385 (42.8) |
Nativitya | ||||
US born (50 states + DC) | 2109 (21.9) | 540 (31.3) | 446 (33.3) | 305 (37.5) |
Foreign born (< 10 years in US) | 3016 (28.9) | 397 (25.2) | 317 (25.1) | 226 (28.5) |
Foreign born (≥ 10 years in US) | 7300 (49.2) | 995 (43.5) | 781 (41.6) | 359 (34.0) |
Acculturation SASH-LANG scorea | ||||
Low (1–2) | 9920 (74.5) | 1266 (60.4) | 1003 (59.4) | 543 (57.0) |
High (≥ 3) | 2524 (25.5) | 668 (39.6) | 543 (40.6) | 349 (43.0) |
BMIa | ||||
< 18.5 | 101 (1.2) | 15 (1.1) | 9 (0.9) | 6 (0.7) |
18.5– < 25 | 2389 (21.5) | 297 (17.9) | 229 (18.3) | 168 (22.0) |
25– < 30 | 4669 (37.4) | 604 (31.3) | 475 (30.9) | 287 (32.5) |
≥ 30 | 5281 (39.9) | 1012 (49.7) | 831 (49.9) | 432 (44.8) |
Smoking statusa | ||||
Never | 7640 (61.7) | 1068 (57.6) | 896 (59.4) | 521 (59.5) |
Former | 2428 (17.0) | 381 (16.4) | 288 (15.7) | 147 (14.6) |
Current | 2386 (21.3) | 486 (26.0) | 363 (24.9) | 226 (25.9) |
Ferritin (μg/L)a | ||||
< 12 | 11,817 (96.8) | 1847 (97.2) | 1474 (97.1) | 854 (97.9) |
≥ 12 | 431 (3.2) | 61 (2.8) | 49 (2.9) | 26 (2.1) |
Doctor visits in past 12 monthsa | ||||
0 | 3566 (32.5) | 392 (25.0) | 330 (25.4) | 254 (31.9) |
1 | 1976 (16.3) | 252 (14.3) | 216 (15.7) | 141 (17.3) |
2–3 times | 3017 (23.9) | 449 (24.1) | 371 (24.2) | 212 (22.1) |
≥ 4 | 3770 (27.3) | 817 (36.6) | 613 (34.7) | 279 (28.7) |
Total number of missing teetha | ||||
0 | 3577 (40.7) | 502 (38.7) | 446 (41.9) | 338 (49.5) |
1–4 | 4238 (34.3) | 585 (34.3) | 494 (35.1) | 272 (31.8) |
5–8 | 1771 (11.8) | 283 (11.3) | 215 (10.2) | 102 (9.2) |
≥ 9 | 2021 (13.2) | 377 (15.7) | 271 (12.8) | 121 (9.5) |
Anti-H. pylori antibodies | ||||
Seronegative | 4910 (43.4) | 915 (48.5) | 723 (47.6) | 437 (50.6) |
Seropositive | 7561 (56.6) | 1022 (51.5) | 825 (52.4) | 457 (49.4) |
Hepatitis A | ||||
Seronegative | 2132 (23.4) | 534 (34.8) | 441 (35.4) | 316 (40.0) |
Seropositive | 10,339 (76.6) | 1403 (65.2) | 1107 (64.6) | 578 (60.0) |