Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants by sex (n=439)

Characteristic	Sex				p value
	Male (n=204)		Female (n=235)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Ageb		55.8		56	0.000
Currently employed
No	104	51.7	118	50.9	0.466
Yes	97	48.3	114	49.1
Income
<$20,000	60	31.9	74	31.4	0.000
$20,000–<$40,000	38	20.2	68	31.3
≥$40,000	90	47.9	75	34.6
Insurance coverage
No	38	19.5	24	10.4	0.006
Yes	157	80.5	206	89.6
Marital status
Single	47	23.2	56	3.9	0.000
Married or living with a partner	111	54.7	66	28.2
Divorced or separated	33	16.3	80	34.2
Widowed	12	5.9	32	13.7
Educational level
Some high school or less	24	11.9	17	7.3	0.075
High school graduate or GED	51	25.4	48	20.6
Some college	70	34.8	107	45.9
At least college degree	56	27.9	61	26.2
Personal history of chronic diseasea
No	56	28.9	59	25.2	0.230
Yes	138	71.1	175	74.8

^aHypertension, diabetes, heart disease, or cancer

^bMean values reported