Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics by Number of Childhood (ages 6–18) Moves: REGARDS Childhood Family and Life Experiences Participants (N = 10,317).
| Overall | No Moves (n = 6356) | 1+ years With a Move (n = 3961) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moves 1 | 0.7 (1.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.7 (1.2) |
| Age (years) 1 | 63.5 (8.5) | 63.3 (8.5) | 63.8 (8.5) |
| Female | 55.9 | 56.0 | 55.9 |
| Black | 27.3 | 30.5 | 22.1 |
| Income | |||
| <$20k | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| $20k–$34k | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| $35k–$74k | 34.8 | 35.0 | 34.5 |
| $75k+ | 23.1 | 22.3 | 24.3 |
| Refused | 10.3 | 10.7 | 9.6 |
| Education | |||
| Less than HS | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| High school | 22.2 | 22.9 | 21.0 |
| Some college | 26.5 | 27.2 | 25.5 |
| College + | 46.3 | 45.3 | 47.8 |
| Low childhood SES | 33.6 | 34.5 | 32.2 |
| Urbanicity at 10 years age | |||
| City | 29.9 | 33.6 | 23.9 |
| Large town | 9.4 | 7.7 | 12.1 |
| Rural area | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 |
| Small town | 29.8 | 27.8 | 33.1 |
| Unknown | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Childhood health | |||
| Excellent | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Very good | 34.8 | 35.2 | 34.1 |
| Good | 18.9 | 18.7 | 19.2 |
| Fair | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Poor | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Low social support | 16.4 | 14.9 | 18.9 |
| Number of adverse childhood events 1 | 1.2 (1.4) | 1.1 (1.3) | 1.3 (1.5) |
| SF-12 2 | |||
| PCS | 48.6 (9.5) | 48.8 (9.2) | 48.3 (9.8) |
| MCS | 55.0 (7.4) | 55.0 (7.5) | 54.9 (7.3) |
1Mean (SD) number of moves ranges from 0 to 12 (62% of participants had no childhood moves). Modeled continuously in regression.
2Mean (SD) ranges from 0 to 100.