Table 2.
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUTHERN COMMUNITY COHORT STUDY PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSa
| Males |
Females |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American |
Otherc | African American |
Otherc | ||
| Indicator | Level | (n=21,100)b | (n=8,000)b | (n=29,500)b | (n=15,100)b |
| Education (years) | <12 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| 12 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | |
| >12 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 38 | |
| Income ($ 1000s) | <15 | 64 | 58 | 62 | 56 |
| 15–25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | |
| >25 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 23 | |
| Body Mass | <25 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 25 |
| Index (kg/m2) | 25–29 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 26 |
| 30–34 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 22 | |
| 35–39 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 13 | |
| >40 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | |
| Smoker | Never | 21 | 20 | 47 | 37 |
| Former | 19 | 27 | 19 | 24 | |
| Current | 60 | 53 | 34 | 39 | |
| Diabetes | Yes | 18 | 20 | 25 | 22 |
a
Numbers in the body of the table are percentages.
b
Rounded to nearest 100
c
Among males, “Other” race is comprised of Caucasians (83.7%), Hispanic (2.3%), Asian or Pacific Islander (0 3%), American Indian or Alaska Native (1.3%), Other racial group (1.6%), Mixed racial group (6 5%), or unknown/missing racial group (4.4%) Among females, “Other” race is comprised of Caucasians (83.0%), Hispanic (2 2%), Asian or Pacific Islander (0.4%), American Indian or Alaska Native (1.3%), Other racial group (1.4%), Mixed racial group (6.2%), or unknown/missing racial group (5.6%).