Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Patients and Controls
Patients
(n=70) |
Controls
(n=78) |
Test statistic, df, p | |
---|---|---|---|
Age, in years | 31.0±9.4 | 33.6±9.4 | t=1.69, df=146, p=0.05, d=0.28 |
Gender, male | 51 (72.9%) | 44 (56.4%) | χ2=4.34, df=1, p=0.04 |
Ethnicity, non-Hispanic | 66 (94.3%) | 68 (87.2%) | χ2=2.18, df=1, p=0.14 |
Race | χ2=1.59, df=2, p=0.45 | ||
Black or African American | 53 (75.7%) | 53 (67.9%) | |
White or Caucasian | 9 (12.9%) | 16 | |
Other | 8 (11.4%) | (20.5%) 9 (11.5%) | |
Marital Status | χ2=2.04. df=2, p=0.36 | ||
Single and never married | 61 (88.4%) | 66 (84.6%) | |
Married or living with a partner | 3 (4.3%) | 8 (10.3%) | |
Separated, divorced, or widowed | 5 (7.2%) | 4 (5.1%) | |
Years of education completed | 12.9±2.5 | 14.2±2.6 | t=3.29, df=146, p<0.001, d=0.54 |
Who the participant lived with, past month | χ2=10.77, df=4, p=0.03 | ||
Alone | 16 (22.9%) | 19 (24.4%) | |
With parent, sibling or other family | 32 (45.7%) | 32 (41.0%) | |
With boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/partner | 3 (4.3%) | 10 | |
With friends or roommates | 5 (7.1%) | (12.8%) | |
Structured living arrangement or homeless | 14 (20.0%) | 12 (15.4%) 5 (6.4%) | |
Has children | 14 (20.3%) | 33 (42.3%) | χ2=8.16, df=1, p=0.004 |
Had a job during the past month | 23 (32.9%) | 50 (64.1%) | χ2=14.41, df=1, p<0.001 |