Table 1.

Subject characteristics, Mt. Vernon Study

		Men		Females
Groups		Black	White	Black	White
N		79	89	82	86
Age (yr)
	Mean ± SD	34.2 ± 7.66	33.3 ± 10.2	34.7 ± 7.45	32.2 ± 10.6
	Range	20-56	18-59	18-52	18-55
BMI
	Mean ± SD	25.6 ± 3.33	25.5 ± 3.72	25.6 ± 3.78	23.5 ± 3.97
	Range	18.7-35.0	18.7-37.0	19.4-35.5	17.0-32.7
Marital status (%)
	Single	51.9	66.7	61.5	65.8
	Married	28.8	11.1	16.9	11.0
	Divorced	7.7	18.5	6.2	17.8
	Separated	11.5	3.7	10.8	1.4
	Widowed	0	0	4.6	4.1
Education (%)
	<12 yrs	17.3	9.1	6.1	2.7
	High school	32.7	23.6	31.8	21.9
	College	48.1	63.6	51.5	61.6
	Postgraduate	1.9	3.6	10.6	13.7
No. residents/bedroom (%)
	<1	8.3	24.1	17.2	13.5
	1 – 1.9	62.5	61.1	67.2	63.5
	2 – 2.9	27.1	14.8	7.8	21.6
	≥3	2.1	0	7.8	1.4
Smoking Status, N (%)
	Current	61 (77.2)	70 (78.6)	68 (82.9)	66 (76.7)
	Non	18 (22.8)	19 (21.3)	14 (17.1)	20 (23.2)
Cigarettes per day
	Mean ± SD	15.9 ± 8.55	23.8 ± 12.4	14.0 ± 6.82	21.7 ± 9.33
	Range	4-60	6-70	3-40	5-50
Cigarette Pack Years
	Mean ± SD	14.2 ± 13.1	22.0 ± 23.7	11.8 ± 8.57	18.2 ± 16.9