Table 2.
Selected characteristics of AHS participants enrolled in BEEAa
| Characteristic | Overall N (%) |
Iowa N (%) |
North Carolina N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of participants | 1,233 | 1,005 | 228 |
| Age at phlebotomy, median (interquartile range) | 64 (58–72) | 63 (57–72) | 67 (60–74) |
| Race | |||
| White | 1,201 (97.4) | 992 (98.7) | 209 (91.7) |
| Other/missing | 32 (2.6) | 13 (1.3) | 19 (8.3) |
| Currently farming | |||
| Yes | 1,021 (82.8) | 864 (86.0) | 157 (68.9) |
| No | 212 (17.2) | 141 (14.0) | 71 (31.1) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 56 (4.5) | 39 (3.9) | 17 (7.5) |
| High school graduate | 565 (45.8) | 478 (47.6) | 87 (38.2) |
| Some college or vocational school | 295 (23.9) | 246 (24.5) | 49 (21.5) |
| College graduate | 282 (22.9) | 220 (21.9) | 62 (27.2) |
| Other/missing | 35 (2.8) | 22 (2.2) | 13 (5.7) |
| Body mass index | |||
| <25 kg/m2 | 191 (15.5) | 142 (14.1) | 49 (21.5) |
| 25–29.9 kg/m2 | 550 (44.6) | 451 (44.9) | 99 (43.4) |
| 30–34.9 kg/m2 | 343 (27.8) | 293 (29.2) | 50 (21.9) |
| ≥35 kg/m2 | 149 (12.1) | 119 (11.8) | 30 (13.2) |
| Current use of any tobacco products | |||
| No | 1,095 (88.8) | 911 (90.7) | 184 (80.7) |
| Yes | 138 (11.2) | 94 (9.4) | 44 (19.3) |
| Servings of alcoholic beverages in the past 7 daysb | |||
| 0 | 591 (47.9) | 431 (42.9) | 160 (70.2) |
| 1–2 | 236 (19.1) | 214 (21.3) | 22 (9.7) |
| 3–5 | 161 (13.1) | 147 (14.6) | 14 (6.1) |
| 6–9 | 108 (8.8) | 94 (9.4) | 14 (6.1) |
| 10–19 | 87 (7.1) | 77 (7.7) | 10 (4.4) |
| ≥20 | 50 (4.1) | 42 (4.2) | 8 (3.5) |
a
Determined based on the information collected during the interview at the time of the home visit, with the exception of race and level of education which were ascertained from the enrollment questionnaire. The results are reported as frequencies (%) unless otherwise noted.
b
One serving of an alcoholic beverage was defined as 12 fluid ounces of beer, 5 fluid ounces of wine, or 1.5 fluid ounces of hard liquor.