Table 1.
Characteristics of adult participants from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Stratified by race/ethnicity; P value obtained from λ square.
| Black | White | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants (N; %) | 4571; 18.0 | 20781; 82.0 | |
| Age (mean) | 43.3 | 46.8 | |
| Female sex (%) | 55.6 | 51.1 | <0.001 |
| Education; ≥HS (%) | 89.2 | 92.1 | <0.001 |
| Income; ≥35,000 (%) | 53.1 | 71.1 | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (%; normal weight; ≤25 kg/m2) (%) | 27.9 | 35.7 | <0.001 |
| Alcohol use (%) | 71.3 | 82.7 | <0.001 |
| Smoking (%) | 35.5 | 44.7 | <0.001 |
| Physical activity (%) | 52.0 | 61.9 | 0.008 |
| Emotional distress (%) | 3.5 | 2.5 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes (%) | 12.1 | 8.8 | <0.001 |
| Heart disease (%) | 6.4 | 8.4 | 0.004 |
| Stroke (%) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.045 |
| Short sleepers (<6 hours) (%) | 12.3 | 7.3 | <0.001 |
| Long sleepers (>8 hours) (%) | 11.1 | 10.0 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 35.3 | 28.5 | <0.001 |