Table 1.
Year 25 Characteristics of CARDIA Participants (N = 3270)
| Characteristics | Black Men (N = 606) | White Men (N = 828) | Black Women (N = 899) | White Women (N = 937) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 49.4(3.8) | 50.6(3.4) | 49.6 (3.8) | 50.8(3.4) |
| Education attained in years | 13.9(2.4) | 15.9(2.7) | 14.3(2.4) | 16.0(2.5) |
| Working Full Time, % | 64.7 | 78.6 | 62.3 | 59.3 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 30.5(6.8) | 28.8(5.0) | 33.3(7.9) | 28.0(7.2) |
| Physical activity, exercise unit (y)a | 373(159, 532) | 359(224, 583) | 253(63, 316) | 334(146, 480) |
| Heart disease (%) | 8.4 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| Substance use (%) | 72.8 | 76.8 | 57.8 | 77.4 |
| Smoking (%) | ||||
| Never | 58.1 | 64.0 | 64.5 | 59.8 |
| Former | 15.7 | 23.3 | 16.8 | 28.8 |
| Current | 26.2 | 12.7 | 18.7 | 11.4 |
| Alcohol use (%) | ||||
| None | 28.7 | 14.8 | 31.7 | 12.7 |
| Moderate | 44.2 | 53.7 | 51.1 | 57.2 |
| Heavy | 27.1 | 31.6 | 17.2 | 30.1 |
| Depression, CES-D score ≥ 16 (%) | 15.4 | 12.4 | 24.0 | 13.7 |
| Antidepressant use (%) | 4.5 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 16.9 |
| Medical Problem T=that interferes with ability to exercise (%) | 11.1 | 19.8 | 14.7 | 24.7 |
| Any discrimination experienceb (%) | 69.6 | 29.6 | 70.4 | 52.9 |
| Discrimination summary score | ||||
| Gender discrimination | 2.1(3.4) | 0.3(1.1) | 2.4(3.5) | 1.5(2.6) |
| Racial discrimination | 3.4(3.9) | 0.3(0.9) | 3.1(3.9) | 0.4(1.4) |
| Socioeconomic position discrimination | 1.7(3.2) | 0.4(1.3) | 1.7(3.3) | 0.6(1.7) |
| Weight discrimination | 0.6(2.0) | 0.3(1.3) | 1.0(2.6) | 0.8(2.2) |
Note.
Values are presented as percentages, means (SD), and medians (IQR). Substance use defined as non-medical drug use including: marijuana, cocaine, crack, amphetamines, methamphetamines, heroine, or prescription pain medicine for non-medical reasons. Alcohol use (“None” was defined as no alcoholic beverages in the past year; “Heavy” was defined as >14 drinks/week or >4 drinks on the day they drank the most in the past month for men; and > 7 drinks/week or > 3 drinks on the day they drank the most in the past month for women).
The median (SD) are presented for the physical activity intensity score because the data is skewed; all other continuous variables are presented as means (SD).
Discrimination was defined as experiencing any gender/race/SES/weight discriminations.