Table 2.
Unadjusted Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics in Women by Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White n=2029% or ±SD
|
Non-Hispanic Black n=914% or ±SD
|
Mexican American n=723% or ±SD
|
W-Bb | W-M | B-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression syndromea | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||
| BMI | ||||||
| Normal (<25.0 kg/m2) | 39 | 21 | 26 | *** | *** | |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 28 | 27 | 32 | * | ||
| Obese (≥40.0 kg/m2) | 33 | 51 | 42 | *** | *** | ** |
| Age, years | 49.0±11.0 | 45.3±17.2 | 41.7±19.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Education | ||||||
| <High school | 12 | 25 | 47 | *** | *** | *** |
| =High school | 26 | 21 | 20 | * | ** | |
| >High school | 62 | 55 | 34 | * | *** | *** |
| Family PIR | 3.3±1.0 | 2.4±1.7 | 2.0±1.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| Avg. daily caloric intake, kcal | 1783±472 | 1784±999 | 1729±961 | |||
| Avg. daily physical activity, minutes/day | 32.6±36.4 | 23.0±52.2 | 20.7±58.5 | ** | ** | |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never | 54 | 66 | 76 | *** | *** | * |
| Former | 25 | 14 | 13 | *** | *** | |
| Current | 22 | 20 | 11 | *** | ** | |
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| Abstain | 29 | 44 | 41 | *** | *** | |
| Light-moderate | 61 | 50 | 46 | ** | *** | |
| Heavy | 10 | 6 | 13 | ** | * | *** |
Results reported are percentage for categorical variables and mean (
)±standard deviation (SD) for continuous variables. Results are weighted to account for complex survey design.
a
Depression syndrome is measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9.
b
Tests for group differences: *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001
PIR, poverty income ratio; avg., average; W, White; B, Black, M, Mexican American.