TABLE 1—
Demographic Characteristics and Asthma Prevalence, by Gender and Partnership Status: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2004
| Men |
Women |
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| Variable | Same-Sex Partnered (n = 644), No. (%) or Mean ±SE | Opposite-Sex Partnered (n = 65 735), No. (%) or Mean ±SE | Same-Sex Partnered (n = 433), No. (%) or Mean ±SE | Opposite-Sex Partnered (n = 53 875), No. (%) or Mean ±SE |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age, y | 39.2 ±0.98 | 40.3 ±0.08 | 32.7 ±0.69 | 33.0 ±0.06 |
| Non-Whitea | 112 (24.4) | 14 271 (27.1) | 95 (27.4) | 14 738 (32.5) |
| < high school diploma | 23 (3.8)* | 5430 (10.2) | 22 (6.2) | 4395 (9.9) |
| Income < $25 000/y | 126 (20.5) | 11 148 (19.5) | 140 (37.1)* | 13 567 (27.3) |
| Asthma-related covariates | ||||
| Overweight/obese | 341 (50.3)* | 46 618 (71.1) | 232 (60.4)* | 23 904 (46.9) |
| Current smoker | 214 (31.6)* | 16 333 (25.2) | 130 (35.5)* | 12 581 (22.1) |
| Ever smoked | 363 (54.5) | 32 285 (48.9) | 224 (59.1)* | 20 446 (36.0) |
| Asthma | ||||
| Lifetime diagnosis | 101 (16.6)* | 7330 (11.4) | 106 (26.1)* | 8043 (14.6) |
| Current asthma | 62 (12.3)* | 3791 (5.9) | 79 (21.4)* | 5262 (9.5) |
Note. Frequencies are unweighted counts; means, SEs, and percentages are weighted estimates.
a
Non-White includes Hispanic.
*P < .05.