Table 2.
Number Percentage of individuals by level of allostatic load and neighborhood poverty among White and African American study participants (N=866).
| Quartile of neighborhood povertyb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartile of allostatic load score by racea | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| African American (n=352) | ||||
| 1st | 8 (2.3%) | 18 (5.1%) | 5 (1.4%) | 35 (9.9%) |
| 2nd | 5 (1.4%) | 17 (4.8%) | 14 (4.0 %) | 44 (12.5%) |
| 3rd | 6 (1.7%) | 26 (7.4%) | 15 (4.3%) | 29 (8.2%) |
| 4th | 10 (2.8%) | 28 (8.0%) | 16 (4.5%) | 76 (21.6%) |
| White (n=514) | ||||
| 1st | 28 (5.5%) | 60 (11.7%) | 39 (7.6%) | 10 (2.0%) |
| 2nd | 14 (2.7%) | 67 (13.0%) | 35 (6.8%) | 11 (2.1%) |
| 3rd | 14 (2.7%) | 37 (7.2%) | 24 (4.7%) | 10 (2.0%) |
| 4th | 25 (4.9%) | 64 (12.5%) | 59 (11.5%) | 17 (3.3%) |
a
Allostatic load score quartile values are as follows: 1st = 0, 2nd=1, 3rd=2, 4th≥3 or more.
b
Neighborhood poverty quartile values are as follows: 1st ≤ 10.2%, 2nd = from 10.3% to 20.6%, 3rd = from 20.7% to 29.4%, and 4th ≥ 29.5%