Table 1.
Selected Characteristics of Study Participants by Segregation Category in Young Adulthood
| High Segregation N=909 |
Medium Segregation N=143 |
Low Segregation N=73 |
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| Sociodemographic Characteristics in Young Adulthood | |||
| Age (years) – mean (standard error) | 24.3 (0.1) | 25.3 (0.3) | 24.8 (0.4) |
| Male Sex – % | 37.8 | 39.2 | 45.2 |
| Field Center – % | |||
| Birmingham | 28.5 | 28.7 | 9.6 |
| Chicago | 24.3 | 19.6 | 49.3 |
| Minneapolis | 17.2 | 13.3 | 5.5 |
| Oakland | 30.0 | 38.5 | 35.6 |
| Educational Attainment – % | |||
| <High School Degree | 9.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| High School Degree | 36.4 | 34.3 | 27.4 |
| >High School Degree | 54.0 | 59.4 | 67.1 |
| Percent of census tract population below poverty threshold – mean (standard error) | 26.3 (0.4) | 16.6 (0.7) | 12.6 (1.1) |
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| Coronary Artery Calcification Risk Factors in Midlife | |||
| Current Smoking – % | 23.3 | 22.4 | 21.9 |
| Current Alcohol Use – % | 69.2 | 73.4 | 84.9 |
| Body mass index – mean (standard error) | 30.3 (0.2) | 30.5 (0.6) | 28.8 (0.7) |
| Fasting glucose – mean (standard error) | 93.6 (0.7) | 97.4 (2.9) | 91.5 (2.4) |
| Systolic blood pressure – mean (standard error) | 116.1 (0.5) | 117.2 (1.3) | 113.1 (1.5) |
| Total cholesterol – mean (standard error) | 181.0 (1.1) | 186.0 (3.0) | 186.8 (3.8) |