Table 1.
Ethnic-Specific Frequency Distribution of Characteristics Among Soy Phytoestrogens As Replacement Estrogen Study Participants
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Ethnicity |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Hispanic (n=302) |
Non-Hispanic (n=126) |
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| Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | p valuea |
| Age group at visit | 0.137 | ||
| 45–49 | 70 (23.2) | 26 (20.6) | |
| 50–54 | 166 (55.0) | 61 (48.4) | |
| 55–60 | 66 (21.9) | 39 (31.0) | |
| Primary language | <0.001 | ||
| English | 34 (11.3) | 109 (86.5) | |
| Spanish | 266 (88.1) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Other | 2 (0.7) | 16 (12.7) | |
| Marital status | 0.416 | ||
| Divorced or separated | 80 (26.5) | 36 (28.6) | |
| Married | 168 (55.6) | 74 (58.7) | |
| Other | 54 (17.9) | 16 (12.7) | |
| Race | <0.001 | ||
| White | 297 (98.3) | 89 (70.6) | |
| Black | 4 (1.3) | 30 (23.8) | |
| Asian | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.6) | |
| Other | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Smoking history | 0.571 | ||
| Never | 196 (64.9) | 81 (64.3) | |
| Current | 45 (14.9) | 15 (11.9) | |
| Previous | 61 (20.2) | 30 (23.8) | |
| Alcohol use | <0.001 | ||
| Never | 218 (72.2) | 69 (54.8) | |
| 1–2 drinks/day | 84 (27.8) | 57 (45.2) | |
| Parity | 0.240 | ||
| Nulliparius | 27 (8.9) | 18 (14.3) | |
| Parity 1–2 | 116 (38.4) | 48 (38.1) | |
| Parity ≥3 | 159 (52.6) | 60 (47.6) | |
a
Chi-square test of association.