Table 1.
Bivariate Relations between Family History and Demographic Variables
| Variable % or Mean (SE) |
FH− (n=74) |
FH+ (n=86) |
Male (n=72) |
Female (n=88) |
African- American (n=77) |
Caucasian (n=41) |
Hispanic (n=42) |
Overall (n=160) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (% Female) |
45%a | 64%a | - | - | - | - | - | 55% |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Af. American | 40% | 55% | 37% | 57% | - | - | - | 48% |
| Caucasian | 34% | 19% | 31% | 22% | - | - | - | 26% |
| Hispanic | 26% | 27% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 26% |
| Education (% comp. HS) |
76%b | 49%b | 60% | 62% | 53%c | 80%c,d | 57%d | 61% |
| Income (% >$20K/yr) |
65% | 54% | 68%e | 52%e | 46%f | 78%f | 64% | 59% |
| Marital Status | ||||||||
| Never | 69%g | 44%g | 57% | 54% | 52% | 61% | 57% | 56% |
| Currently | 8% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 19% | 17% | 15% |
| Formerly | 23% | 35% | 26% | 32% | 36% | 20% | 26% | 29% |
| Age | 36.9h (1.3) |
40.1h (1.0) |
37.5 (1.1) |
39.5 (1.1) |
41.0i (1.1) |
37.8 (1.9) |
35.1i (1.3) |
38.6 (0.8) |
a-h Values with matching superscripts differ at p < 0.05