Table 2.
Selected Characteristics of Study Participants by Segregation Pattern between Young Adulthood and Midlife
| Continuously High/Medium Segregation N=853 |
Declined from High / Medium to Low Segregation N=199 |
Increased from Low to High / Medium Segregation N=52 |
Continuously Low Segregation N=21 |
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| Sociodemographic Characteristics in Young Adulthood | ||||
| Age (years) – mean (standard error) | 24.5 (0.1) | 24.3 (0.2) | 24.5 (0.5) | 25.7 (0.8) |
| Male Sex – % | 38.7 | 35.2 | 50.0 | 33.3 |
| Field Center – % | ||||
| Birmingham | 29.9 | 22.6 | 5.8 | 19.1 |
| Chicago | 23.8 | 23.1 | 55.8 | 33.3 |
| Minneapolis | 16.4 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Oakland | 29.9 | 36.7 | 30.8 | 47.6 |
| Educational Attainment – % | ||||
| <High School Degree | 9.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| High School Degree | 37.0 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 14.3 |
| >High School Degree | 53.1 | 61.8 | 61.5 | 80.9 |
| Percent of census tract population below poverty threshold – mean (standard error) | 25.1 (0.5) | 24.2 (0.9) | 13.4 (1.4) | 10.6 (1.6) |
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| Coronary Artery Calcification Risk Factors in Midlife | ||||
| Current Smoking – % | 24.2 | 20.7 | 23.1 | 19.1 |
| Current Alcohol Use – % | 68.6 | 74.9 | 86.5 | 81.0 |
| Body mass index – mean (standard error) | 30.5 (0.2) | 29.6 (0.4) | 28.7 (0.9) | 29.0 (1.2) |
| Fasting glucose – mean (standard error) | 94.1 (0.7) | 94.3 (1.7) | 92.6 (3.2) | 88.8 (2.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure – mean (standard error) | 116.5 (0.5) | 115.0 (1.0) | 114.5 (1.8) | 109.6 (2.7) |
| Total cholesterol – mean (standard | 181.3 (1.2) | 183.6 (2.3) | 186.7 (4.5) | 187.0 (7.1) |