= 3,532; males n = 2,652) were categorized by gender and ethnicity, and their prevalence for three major CHD risk factors (hypertension, high serum cholesterol, smoking) was determined.
Overall, 60.1 percent of the participants were found to have one or more risk factors. A more favorable risk factor profile was found for women in regard to hypertension (women: 21.3 percent; men: 26.7 percent) and smoking (women: 9.6 percent; men: 12.3 percent) prevalences (p<.05). However, significantly more women had high serum cholesterol (women: 47.4 percent; men: 42.9 percent).
Overall, African American males had the least favorable risk factor profile (highest hypertension and smoking incidence). Asian females had the most favorable (49 percent were free of risk factors).
Ahmed, Brown and Gary (1994) have noted that, at least among African-American females, religion may be another sociodemographic factor associated with cigarette smoking behavior. In their study, the authors analyzed community-based survey data collected from 252 African Ameri
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