Table 1.
Sociodemographic and health characteristics by gender, Leef baseline cohort of extended care workers.a
| Males (n=118) |
Females (n=1406) |
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| Mean or % | SD | Mean or % | SD | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Age (mean, standard deviation) | 36.4 | (9.5) | 38.7 | (12.7) |
| Married/ Partnered (%) | 53 | 64 | ||
| Caregiver (%) | 26 | 30 | ||
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| White | 44 | 67 | ||
| Black | 32 | 12 | ||
| Hispanic | 12 | 14 | ||
| Other | 12 | 8 | ||
| Foreign-born (%) | 43 | 25 | ||
| Occupation - RN/LPN (%) | 24 | 28 | ||
| Post-secondary education (%) | 73 | 61 | ||
| Poverty level: < 300% of 2011 poverty threshold (%) | 55 | 62 | ||
| Kids <=18 in HH (%) | 31 | 48 | ||
| Total hrs work / wk (all jobs up to two jobs ) | 43.6 | (11.7) | 39.6 | (10.5) |
| Work characteristics (mean, standard deviation) | ||||
| Decision authority | 3.5 | (0.7) | 3.4 | (0.8) |
| FSSB | 3.8 | (0.8) | 3.7 | (0.9) |
| Job demands | 3.7 | (0.8) | 3.8 | (0.7) |
| Schedule control | 2.7 | (0.8) | 2.6 | (0.7) |
| Work-to-family-conflict | 2.6 | (0.9) | 2.8 | (0.9) |
| Health conditions (mean, standard deviation) | ||||
| Sleep duration (hrs/day) | 7.0 | (1.0) | 7.6 | (1.0) |
| Cardiometabolic score (% 10-yr risk) | 13.0 | (11.1) | 7.3 | (7.7) |
| Blood pressure (mmHg): Systolic | 122.6 | (11.7) | 114.1 | (13.0) |
| Blood pressure (mmHg): Diastolic | 79.3 | (9.6) | 71.8 | (9.1) |
| BMI | 28.8 | (5.8) | 29.5 | (7.1) |
| HbA1c | 5.5 | (0.7) | 5.5 | (0.6) |
| Smoker (%) | 25 | 31 | ||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 161.2 | (26.0) | 150.6 | (25.8) |
Age:N=1404 for females; Race: N=1405 for females; Occupation: 1404 for females; Education: 1405 for females; Poverty: N=115 for males and 1367 for females; Total hours worked: N=117 for males and 1403 for females; Job demands: N=118 for males and 1405 for females; Decision authority: N=118 for males and 1393 for females; WTFC: 118 for males and 1402 for females; FSSB: 118 for males and 1392 for females; Smoking: N=118 for males and 1404 for females; Blood pressure: N=117 for males and 1394 for females: BMI: N=115 for males and 1386 for females; Total cholesterol: N=111 for males and 1353 for females; HgA1C: N=110 for males and 1343 for females: Cardiometabolic score: N=106 for males and 1306 for females; Sleep: N=85 for males and 1134 for females