Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for demographic, health, lifestyle, and social support variables in the full sample and by tertile of social support.
Full sample n = 948 Mean (SD) or % |
Social Support 1st Tertile n = 266 Mean (SD) or % |
Social Support 2nd Tertile n = 347 Mean (SD) or % |
Social Support 3rd Tertile n = 335 Mean (SD) or % |
P value | |
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Age | 61.4(10) | 60.5(9.5) | 62.5(10.1) | 61(10) | .03 |
Gender (% Male) | 47.5% | 44.7% | 47.3% | 49.9% | .46 |
Race | .14 | ||||
White | 18.6% | 19.2% | 21.3% | 15.2% | |
African-American | 28.5% | 26.3% | 30.5% | 28.1% | |
Hispanic | 53% | 54.5% | 48.1% | 56.7% | |
Adult Education | .32 | ||||
Less than HS Diploma | 26.3% | 26.2% | 24.3% | 28.3% | |
HS Diploma, Some college | 50.5% | 50% | 49.3% | 52.1% | |
Completed Bachelor’s Degree | 23.2% | 23.8% | 26.4% | 19.6% | |
Current Family Income/Year | .002 | ||||
$0–19,000 | 38.8% | 47.4% | 34% | 37% | |
$20–39,999 | 25.9% | 26.7% | 27.4% | 23.9% | |
$40–74,999 | 21.9% | 18.4% | 22.2% | 24.5% | |
$75,000 and greater | 13.3% | 7.5% | 16.4% | 14.6% | |
Body Mass Index | 29(5.6) | 29(5.4) | 29(5.7) | 29(5.6) | .99 |
Pack-Years of Smoking | 8.2(15.7) | 9.4(16.5) | 8.7(16.3) | 6.6(14.2) | .07 |
Pulse Pressure (mmHg) | 53.3(16.6) | 52.1(15.6) | 53.3(16.9) | 54.3(17) | .27 |
Physical Activity (MET) | 5691.8(5525) | 5588.7(5397) | 5588.2(5590) | 5881(5570) | .74 |
% Diabetic | 27.1% | 27.8% | 25.6% | 28.1% | .73 |
Social Support | 21.1(4.7) | 14.7(3.7) | 22.1(1.5) | 25(0) | NA |
Leukocyte Telomere Length (T/S) | .84(.17) | .85(.18) | .83(.16) | .84(.17) | .10 |
Note: For descriptive purposes, Table 1 reports p value for ANOVA and Pearson Chi-square analyses using tertile of Emotional Social Support. All regression models in Table 2 and reported in the text test associations with social support as a continuous variable.