Table 1.
Characteristics of older adults participating in the Cardiovascular Health of Seniors and Built Environment Study (n=1,30)
| Total | Women (n=988) | Men (n=318) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS | ||||||
| Age in years | ||||||
| 60-70 | 516 | 39.5 | 375 | 38.0 | 141 | 44.3 |
| 71-80 | 501 | 38.4 | 377 | 38.2 | 124 | 39.0 |
| 81-99 | 289 | 22.1 | 236 | 23.9 | 53 | 16.7 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black | 595 | 45.6 | 478 | 48.4 | 117 | 36.8 |
| Hispanic | 310 | 23.7 | 229 | 23.2 | 81 | 25.5 |
| White | 401 | 30.7 | 281 | 28.4 | 120 | 37.7 |
| Highest grade attended | ||||||
| Less than high school (1-8 years) | 361 | 27.6 | 264 | 26.7 | 97 | 30.5 |
| High school (9-12 years) | 622 | 47.6 | 436 | 44.1 | 113 | 35.5 |
| College or greater | 290 | 22.2 | 218 | 22.1 | 72 | 22.6 |
| ECONOMIC FACTORS | ||||||
| Food security | ||||||
| Secure | ||||||
| High food security | 703 | 53.8 | 541 | 54.8 | 162 | 50.9 |
| Marginal food security | 378 | 28.9 | 294 | 29.8 | 84 | 26.4 |
| Insecure | ||||||
| Low food security | 92 | 7.0 | 62 | 6.3 | 30 | 9.4 |
| Very low food security | 103 | 7.9 | 65 | 6.6 | 38 | 12.0 |
| Annual income ($) | ||||||
| 20,000 or less | 733 | 56.1 | 566 | 57.3 | 177 | 55.7 |
| 20,001 - 30,000 | 48 | 3.7 | 95 | 9.6 | 38 | 12.0 |
| 30,001 - 40,000 | 73 | 5.6 | 47 | 4.8 | 26 | 8.2 |
| 40,001 or greater | 106 | 8.1 | 72 | 7.3 | 34 | 10.7 |
| BEHAVIORAL FACTORS | ||||||
| Special diet | 480 | 36.8 | 376 | 38.1 | 104 | 32.7 |
| Frequency of purchases by store type | ||||||
| Supermarket | ||||||
| More than once a week | 381 | 29.2 | 272 | 27.5 | 109 | 34.3 |
| Once a week | 458 | 35.1 | 349 | 35.3 | 109 | 34.3 |
| Less than once a week | 435 | 33.3 | 339 | 34.3 | 96 | 30.2 |
| Bodega/Small corner market | ||||||
| More than once a week | 214 | 16.4 | 149 | 15.1 | 65 | 20.4 |
| Once a week | 242 | 18.5 | 179 | 18.1 | 63 | 19.8 |
| Less than once a week | 801 | 61.3 | 618 | 62.6 | 183 | 57.6 |
| Self as primary food shopper | 1002 | 76.7 | 781 | 79.1 | 221 | 70.0 |
| Location eaten/prepared (≥ 1meals per day) | ||||||
| Home | 1096 | 83.9 | 843 | 85.3 | 253 | 79.6 |
| Restaurants | 243 | 18.6 | 172 | 17.4 | 71 | 22.3 |
| Local senior services | 894 | 68.5 | 660 | 66.8 | 234 | 73.6 |
| Delivered by government program | 60 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.5 | 19 | 6.0 |
| SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT | ||||||
| Married or living with a partner | 289 | 22.1 | 168 | 16.2 | 121 | 38.1 |
| Retired | 1169 | 89.5 | 855 | 86.5 | 284 | 89.3 |
| HEALTH STATUS FACTORS | ||||||
| Mild or severe depression | 201 | 15.4 | 157 | 15.9 | 44 | 13.8 |