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. 2013 Nov;22(11):959–965. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4288

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Women With and Without Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

 
Weighteda column %
 
Characteristic No AUB AUB p
Total, weighted 54.8 million 1.4 million  
Age (years)
 18–30 38 43 0.03
 31–40 30 26  
 41–50 32 31  
Race
 White/Caucasian 78 84 0.0001
 Black/African American 14 10  
 Other 8 6  
Ethnicity
 Hispanic 16 12 0.003
 Not Hispanic 84 88  
Years of education
 <12 16 19 0.1
 12 28 24  
 13–15 26 27  
 ≥16 29 30  
Marital status
 Married 50 43 0.005
 Divorced/separated/widowed 14 14  
 Never married 37 42  
Employment status 78 79 0.4
 Employed 22 21  
 Not employed
Total personal income
 <$6,740 24 25 0.4
 $6,740–19,999 23 20  
 $20,000–39,999 26 28  
 ≥$40,000 27 27  
BMI
 <25 kg/m2 50 48 0.007
 25 to <30 kg/m2 25 23  
 ≥30 kg/m2 25 30  
Has usual source of health care
 Yes 75 85 <0.0001
 No 25 15  
Number of medical conditions other than AUB
 ≤1 36 18 <0.0001
 2–3 31 32  
 ≥4 32 50  

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

a

Weighted values are average annual estimates over the 2002–2010 time period, based on 57,484 records.

AUB, abnormal uterine bleeding; BMI, body mass index.