Table 1

Demographic, health, and DASH score by diabetes status, HCHS/SOL (2008–2011)

CharacteristicOverall
(n=15 942)
Normal glucose tolerance
(n=6590)
Pre-diabetes
(n=6079)
SR diabetes controlled (medications)
(n=706)
SR diabetes controlled (no medications)
(n=255)
SR diabetes uncontrolled (medications)
(n=1040)
SR diabetes uncontrolled (no medications)
(n=171)
Unrecognized diabetes
(n=1101)
Age (years)41.1 (40.6, 41.6)34.0 (33.5, 34.5)45.2 (44.5, 45.8)57.9 (56.6, 59.2)51.5 (49.3, 53.7)54.6 (53.3, 55.9)49.0 (46.1, 52.0)52.3 (51.0, 53.5)
Female52.3 (51.2, 53.4)54.5 (52.9, 56.1)48.0 (46.0, 50.0)56.5 (50.5, 62.3)51.1 (41.7, 60.4)55.7 (50.8, 60.5)45.6 (35.2, 56.4)56.5 (52.4, 60.5)
Diet acculturation
Mainly/mostly Hispanic73.6 (72.2, 75.0)71.0 (69.2, 72.8)75.2 (73.0, 77.3)75.6 (70.5, 80.1)80.5 (73.0, 86.3)77.3 (73.2, 80.9)83.6 (74.9, 89.8)78.9 (74.7, 82.5)
Equally Hispanic/American22.4 (21.1, 23.6)24.4 (22.9, 26.0)21.1 (19.2, 23.2)21.0 (16.8, 25.9)14.5 (9.7, 21.0)19.7 (16.3, 23.6)14.5 (8.9, 23.0)18.3 (14.7, 22.4)
Mainly/mostly American4.0 (3.6, 4.6)4.6 (3.9, 5.4)3.7 (2.9, 4.7)3.4 (2.0, 5.6)5.0 (2.2, 10.9)3.0 (2.1, 4.4)1.8 (0.5, 6.2)2.9 (1.8, 4.5)
Current smoker21.2 (20.0, 22.3)21.6 (20.0, 23.2)21.8 (20.2, 23.6)14.9 (11.3, 19.4)24.7 (17.1, 34.3)19.0 (15.6, 23.0)23.5 (15.6, 33.7)17.3 (14.3, 20.8)
Weight (kg)78.9 (78.4, 79.4)75.3 (74.6, 76.0)81.4 (80.6, 82.3)85.2 (83.0, 87.3)82.5 (79.5, 85.5)85.0 (83.1, 86.9)84.9 (81.0, 88.8)83.5 (81.9, 85.1)
BMI (kg/m2)
Underweight/normal23.0 (21.9, 24.0)33.0 (31.4, 34.7)15.0 (13.6, 16.5)9.7 (6.5, 14.3)11.5 (7.3, 17.6)9.4 (7.2, 12.2)10.8 (5.5, 20.1)8.7 (6.7, 11.3)
Overweight37.3 (36.2, 38.5)37.9 (36.2, 39.7)38.3 (36.5, 40.2)28.6 (23.9, 33.8)35.3 (26.0, 45.9)33.8 (29.7, 38.1)37.3 (27.1, 48.7)34.3 (30.5, 38.5)
Obese39.7 (38.4, 41.0)29.0 (27.2, 30.9)46.7 (44.7, 48.6)61.7 (56.0, 67.1)53.2 (43.5, 62.6)56.9 (52.2, 61.4)51.9 (41.1, 62.5)56.9 (52.9, 60.9)
Waist circumference (cm)97.4 (97.0, 97.8)93.1 (92.6, 93.7)99.8 (99.2, 100.4)106.3 (104.7, 107.9)101.8 (99.4, 104.2)107.0 (105.7, 108.4)104.6 (101.6, 107.6)104.2 (103.0, 105.3)
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)*98.7 (98.2, 99.2)89.5 (89.3, 89.7)98.1 (97.8, 98.5)111.8 (109.6, 114.0)104.0 (100.6, 107.6)170.5 (165.3, 175.9)209.0 (191.6, 227.9)124.2 (120.5, 128.0)
Fasting insulin (mU/L)*10.2 (10.0, 10.5)8.4 (8.1, 8.6)11.9 (11.6, 12.2)13.3 (12.3, 14.3)12.1 (10.6, 13.8)13.1 (12.2, 14.1)12.2 (10.5, 14.2)15.9 (15.1, 16.8)
HOMA-IR*2.5 (2.4, 2.6)1.8 (1.8, 1.9)2.9 (2.8, 3.0)3.7 (3.4, 4.0)3.1 (2.7, 3.6)5.5 (5.1, 6.0)6.3 (5.5, 7.2)4.9 (4.6, 5.2)
DASH score, 0–8041.6 (41.3, 42.0)41.3 (40.9, 41.7)41.5 (41.0, 41.9)43.9 (42.8, 44.9)44.8 (43.1, 46.6)42.6 (41.7, 43.6)43.2 (40.8, 45.5)42.5 (41.6, 43.4)
DASH tertiles
Less healthy35.9 (34.4, 37.3)37.7 (35.8, 39.6)35.4 (33.3, 37.6)26.8 (22.6, 31.5)25.5 (18.4, 34.1)31.9 (27.6, 36.6)31.2 (22.0, 42.2)34.4 (30.5, 38.5)
Normal33.7 (32.5, 34.8)33.0 (31.5, 34.6)35.5 (33.4, 37.6)31.8 (27.2, 36.7)33.8 (25.6, 43.0)33.1 (28.1, 38.6)31.1 (22.5, 41.2)29.2 (25.8, 32.9)
Healthiest30.5 (29.1, 31.9)29.3 (27.5, 31.1)29.1 (27.2, 31.0)41.4 (35.6, 47.4)40.8 (32.3, 49.9)34.9 (30.5, 39.7)37.7 (27.6, 49.0)36.4 (32.3, 40.7)
Energy (kcal/day)1914.4
(1893.9, 1934.8)
1958.1
(1930.8, 1985.5)
1943.1
(1908.5, 1977.7)
1643.1
(1558.5, 1727.8)
1822.0
(1672.0, 1971.9)
1625.6
(1566.9, 1684.3)
1895.3
(1740.5, 2050.2)
1771.8
(1710.8, 1832.9)
  • Data are presented as means or percentages (95% CIs).

  • *Geometric means are reported for variables with skewed distributions.

  • BMI, body mass index; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; HCHS/SOL, Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function and insulin resistance; SR, self-reported.