Table 1 Weighted participant characteristics for total cholesterol in Sample 1

Sex (%)

<0.0001

 Male

37.9

52.3

 Female

62.1

47.7

Age (%)

0.0060

 13-39

43.3

45.4

 40-59

34.8

29.8

 ≥60

22.0

24.8

Race (%)

0.0003

 Mexican American

8.1

8.8

 Non-Hispanic White

7.0

5.4

 Non-Hispanic Black

62.9

67.0

 Other Hispanic

14.9

11.3

 Other Race

7.1

7.5

Educational level (%)

<0.0001

 Less than 9th grade

25.0

13.8

 9-11th grade

1.8

1.8

 High school graduate

28.1

23.4

 Some college or AA degree

34.4

31.6

 College graduate or above

10.8

29.6

Poverty income ratio (%)

<0.0001

 Poor

31.7

14.9

 Near-poor

28.4

20.6

 Middle-income

23.0

29.6

 High-income

16.9

34.9

Marital status (%)

<0.0001

 Married/Living with partner

46.7

61.3

 Divorced/Widowed

21.6

12.1

 Never married

24.4

24.1

 Separated

7.4

2.5

Alcohol status (%)

<0.0001

 Never

9.8

11.9

 Former

20.3

13.7

 Current

69.9

74.4

Smoking status (%)

<0.0001

 Never

39.1

59.9

 Former

21.7

21.6

 Current

39.2

18.5

Health status (%)

<0.0001

 Excellent

2.4

12.5

 Very good

11.3

34.8

 Good

34.2

39.0

 Fair

37.9

12.3

 Poor

14.2

1.5

Body mass index (%)

0.0257

 Low

2.3

2.1

 Normal

27.8

33.1

 Overweight

69.9

64.8

Physical function score (%)

<0.0001

 0

23.6

54.3

 1

14.3

15.6

 2

12.9

10.5

 3

12.8

7.9

 4

15.5

6.2

 5

11.9

3.5

 6

9.0

2.0

Comorbidity Stroke (%)

6.6

2.9

<0.0001

Comorbidity coronary heart disease (%)

6.3

4.5

0.0124

Comorbidity cancer (%)

11.7

9.5

0.0437

Comorbidity high blood pressure (%)

41.5

29.9

<0.0001

Comorbidity diabetes (%)

15.4

10.7

0.0003

Take prescription for high cholesterol (%)

26.1

25.2

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