Socioemographic, acculturation, and lifestyle characteristics of Mano A Mano study participants (n=21 551) by gender and birthplace
| Variable | Mexico-born males | Mexico-born females | US-born males | US-born females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%), or mean (±SD) | N (%), or mean (±SD) | N (%), or mean (±SD) | N (%), or mean (±SD) | |
| Number of participants (%) | 3237 (20.5) | 12 542 (79.5) | 1470 (25.6) | 4271 (74.4) |
| Mean Age (years)*† | 41.98 (±14.1) | 39.16 (±12.6) | 42.02 (±17.6) | 40.75 (±16.8) |
| Years in USA*† | 17.9 (±12.5) | 14.6 (±10.7) | 40.4 (±17.9) | 39.1 (±17.2) |
| Marital status*† | ||||
| Married | 2850 (88.1) | 10 150 (81.1) | 972 (66.3) | 2497 (58.5) |
| Not married | 384 (11.9) | 2368 (18.9) | 495 (33.7) | 1771 (41.5) |
| Education | ||||
| Middle school or less | 1263 (39.1) | 4954 (39.5) | 221 (15.0) | 705 (16.5) |
| Some high school, HS graduate or GED | 1443 (44.6) | 5652 (45.1) | 871 (59.3) | 2487 (58.3) |
| Some college and beyond | 528 (16.3) | 1929 (15.4) | 378 (25.7) | 1077 (25.2) |
| Occupation*† | ||||
| Missing | 1926 (59.5) | 6810 (54.3) | 1114 (75.8) | 3145 (73.6) |
| Low active | 313 (9.7) | 4003 (31.9) | 160 (10.9) | 903 (21.1) |
| High active | 998 (30.8) | 1729 (13.8) | 196 (13.3) | 223 (5.2) |
| Acculturation* | ||||
| <2.5 | 2086 (64.6) | 9854 (78.8) | 117 (8.0) | 406 (9.5) |
| ≥2.5 | 1143 (35.4) | 2655 (21.2) | 1350 (92.0) | 3849 (90.5) |
| BMI*† | ||||
| Mean (kg/m2) | 29.2 (±5.1) | 30.4 (±6.4) | 30.9 (±6.6) | 32.4 (±8.1) |
| Normal | 571 (17.8) | 2170 (17.7) | 221 (15.1) | 662 (15.7) |
| Overweight | 1426 (44.5) | 4216 (34.3) | 508 (34.7) | 1090 (25.9) |
| Obese (class I) | 864 (27.0) | 3404 (27.7) | 394 (26.9) | 1106 (26.3) |
| Obese (class II) | 237 (7.4) | 1591 (12.9) | 201 (13.7) | 653 (15.5) |
| Obese (class III) | 103 (3.2) | 913 (5.9) | 138 (9.4) | 699 (16.6) |
| Drink alcohol*† | ||||
| Never | 782 (24.6) | 10 564 (85.2) | 334 (24.4) | 2454 (60.2) |
| Quit | 711 (22.4) | 555 (4.5) | 322 (23.5) | 516 (12.7) |
| Current | 1683 (53.0) | 1277 (10.3) | 714 (52.1) | 1105 (27.1) |
| Smoke*† | ||||
| Never | 1467 (45.6) | 10 614 (85.0) | 590 (41.8) | 2891 (69.4) |
| Quit | 963 (30.0) | 1086 (8.7) | 399 (28.3) | 622 (14.9) |
| Current | 785 (24.4) | 786 (6.3) | 422 (29.9) | 653 (15.7) |
| PA | ||||
| Meeting PA rec's*† | 1446 (45.4) | 2339 (18.9) | 613 (42.5) | 949 (22.6) |
| Not meeting PA rec's | 1737 (54.6) | 10 013 (81.1) | 830 (57.5) | 3250 (77.4) |
| Strenuous hours/year*† | 106.5 (±199.2) | 12.4 (±62.9) | 77.9 (±169.5) | 17.6 (±76.4) |
| Moderate hours/year*† | 73.1 (±158.3) | 35.5 (±103.6) | 75.5 (±155.9) | 42.3 (±113.3) |
| Light hours/year*† | 152.4 (±209.4) | 312.6 (±219.0) | 157.9 (±208.6) | 276.9 (±222.8) |
| Total hours/year*† | 331.9 (±301.5) | 360.6 (±246.9) | 311.2 (±307.1) | 336.9 (±258.3) |
| Sitting and sleeping | ||||
| Sitting hours/day*† | 3.6 (±2.5) | 3.3 (±2.1) | 4.9 (±3.3) | 4.7 (±3.0) |
| 3 h or less | 2355 (20.3) | 9236 (79.7) | 733 (25.4) | 2148 (74.6) |
| More than 3 h | 879 (21.1) | 3293 (78.9) | 735 (25.8) | 2119 (74.2) |
| Sleep (h/day)* | ||||
| <5 | 272 (8.4) | 955 (7.6) | 185 (12.6) | 509 (11.9) |
| 6 | 590 (18.2) | 2048 (16.4) | 320 (21.8) | 894 (21.0) |
| 7 | 828 (25.6) | 2719 (21.7) | 295 (20.1) | 860 (20.2) |
| 8 | 1281 (39.6) | 5209 (41.6) | 485 (33.0) | 1432 (33.6) |
| 9 | 177 (5.5) | 930 (7.4) | 99 (6.7) | 314 (7.4) |
| ≥10 | 85 (2.6) | 664 (5.3) | 84 (5.7) | 257 (6.0) |
*p<0.05 between Mexican-born males and females.
†p<0.05 between US-born males and females.
BMI, body mass index; PA rec's, physical activity recommendations.