Table I. Sample Characteristics.
| Total N = 78 |
Blacks N = 30 |
Whites N = 48 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (46% Women) | (47% Women) | (46% Women) | .49 | |
| Hypertensive (%) | 10.3 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 1.00 |
| Current smoker (%) | 9.0 | 16.7 | 4.2 | .10 |
| Martial Status | .52 | |||
| Married | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| Unmarried | 66 | 24 | 42 | |
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | ||
| Everyday Discrimination | 1.20 ± .80 | 1.44 ± .96 | 1.05 ± .65 | .03 |
| SES | 39.8 ± 14.7 | 43.5 ± 13.0 | 37.4 ± 15.00 | .07 |
| MC Social Desirability | 18.1 ± 6.1 | 19.1 ± 6.9 | 17.4 ± 5.4 | .26 |
| Education (years) | 14.6 ± 2.4 | 13 .8± 1.8 | 15.1 ± 2.6 | .02 |
| Age | 35.0 ± 10.4 | 41.0 ± 7.8 | 31.2 ± 10.1 | <.01 |
| BMI | 25.5 ± 3.9 | 27.1 ± 3.5 | 24.4 ± 3.8 | .01 |
| ABPM Day SBP (mm Hg) | 120.5 ± 8.0 | 119.9 ± 7.5 | 120.8 ± 8.4 | .63 |
| ABPM Day DBP (mm Hg) | 74.8 ± 6.5 | 76.2 ± 6.5 | 73.9 ± 6.4 | .13 |
| ABPM Night SBP (mm Hg) | 107.3 ± 8.3 | 108.5 ± 7.5 | 106.6 ± 8.8 | .32 |
| ABPM Night DBP (mm Hg) | 61.5 ± 7.3 | 64.5 ± 6.7 | 59.6 ± 7.1 | .01 |
| SBP day-night dipping (mm Hg) | 13.2 ± 6.4 | 11.4 ± 6.9 | 14.3 ± 5.9 | .06 |
| DBP day-night dipping (mm Hg) | 13.3 ± 5.4 | 11.7 ± 5.7 | 14.2 ± 5.0 | .04 |
SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; SES = socioeconomic status; MC = Marlowe-Crowne