Table 2.
Correlations (unadjusted) among study variables
| Variable 1 | Variable 2 | White Men | White Women | Black Men | Black Women | ||||
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| r | p | r | P | r | p | r | p | ||
| CRP | AGE | .06 | .035 | −.01 | .51 | .10 | .033 | .06 | .27 |
| CRP | SMOKING | .08 | .003 | −.04 | .046 | .16 | .001 | −.07 | .086 |
| CRP | ALCOHOL | −.05 | .088 | −.04 | .12 | −.03 | .53 | −.01 | .83 |
| CRP | BMI | .43 | <.001 | .46 | <.001 | .44 | <.001 | .50 | <.001 |
| CRP | RESP. ED. | −.14 | <.001 | −.06 | .003 | −.10 | .025 | −.08 | .041 |
| CRP | PAR. ED. | −.12 | <.001 | −.06 | .009 | .02 | .71 | −.07 | .091 |
| CRP | INCOME | −.06 | .011 | −.06 | .010 | −.02 | .85 | .04 | .28 |
| CRP | BLT. ENV. | −.10 | <.001 | −.06 | .011 | −.06 | .17 | −.01 | .83 |
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| AGE | SMOKING | −.05 | .073 | .01 | .66 | −.01 | .89 | −.01 | .81 |
| AGE | ALCOHOL | −.04 | .14 | −.08 | .004 | −.06 | .18 | −.03 | .55 |
| AGE | BMI | .04 | .099 | .04 | .065 | −.05 | .39 | −.05 | .26 |
| AGE | RESP. ED. | .01 | .80 | −.02 | .59 | −.08 | .36 | −.02 | .66 |
| AGE | PAR. ED. | −.05 | .22 | −.04 | .19 | −.16 | .063 | −.01 | .84 |
| AGE | INCOME | .06 | .046 | .07 | .013 | .02 | .78 | .08 | .11 |
| AGE | BLT. ENV. | −.05 | .087 | −.03 | .32 | −.13 | .14 | −.01 | .85 |
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| SMOKING | ALCOHOL | .09 | .006 | .02 | .50 | .17 | <.001 | .01 | .91 |
| SMOKING | BMI | −.11 | <.001 | .02 | .44 | −.01 | .80 | −.06 | .14 |
| SMOKING | RESP. ED. | −.35 | <.001 | −.31 | <.001 | −.24 | <.001 | −.12 | .018 |
| SMOKING | PAR. ED. | −.16 | <.001 | −.21 | <.001 | −.08 | .11 | −.01 | .89 |
| SMOKING | INCOME | −.18 | <.001 | −.18 | <.001 | −.07 | .23 | −.14 | <.001 |
| SMOKING | BLT. ENV. | −.15 | <.001 | −.17 | <.001 | −.14 | .012 | −.05 | .27 |
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| ALCOHOL | BMI | −.09 | .008 | −.10 | <.001 | −.07 | .101 | −.04 | .37 |
| ALCOHOL | RESP. ED. | .01 | .82 | .14 | <.001 | .05 | .31 | .09 | .12 |
| ALCOHOL | PAR. ED. | .07 | .011 | .17 | <.001 | .03 | .55 | .11 | .011 |
| ALCOHOL | INCOME | .06 | .024 | .12 | <.001 | .03 | .62 | .13 | .001 |
| ALCOHOL | BLT. ENV. | .05 | .019 | .09 | .003 | .07 | .11 | .06 | .13 |
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| BMI | RESP. ED. | −.05 | .047 | −.17 | <.001 | .06 | .26 | −.05 | .15 |
| BMI | PAR. ED. | −.09 | <.001 | −.14 | <.001 | .09 | .13 | −.09 | .007 |
| BMI | INCOME | .03 | .28 | −.15 | <.001 | .06 | .34 | −.02 | .71 |
| BMI | BLT. ENV. | −.06 | .006 | −.16 | <.001 | .00 | .97 | −.03 | .41 |
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| RESP. ED. | PAR. ED. | .44 | <.001 | .45 | <.001 | .35 | <.001 | .48 | <.001 |
| RESP. ED. | INCOME | .26 | <.001 | .32 | <.001 | .25 | <.001 | .47 | <.001 |
| RESP. ED. | BLT. ENV. | .31 | <.001 | .32 | <.001 | .25 | <.001 | .25 | <.001 |
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| PAR. ED. | INCOME | .18 | <.001 | .21 | <.001 | .22 | <.001 | .36 | <.001 |
| PAR. ED. | BLT. ENV. | .30 | <.001 | .28 | <.001 | .36 | <.001 | .27 | <.001 |
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| HHINC | BLT. ENV. | .17 | <.001 | .21 | <.001 | .21 | <.001 | .19 | <.001 |
Note: Correlations with p-values < .01 are in bold type. Correlations involving categorical variables correspond to polychoric correlations.
BLT. ENV: Built environment; BMI: Body Mass Index; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; Income: Annual Household Income; PAR. ED.: Highest level of parent education; RESP. ED.: Highest level of respondent education; Smoking: Current smoker; ALCOHOL: Average weekly alcohol intake.