Table 1.
Sociodemographic and health risks among blacks in the MetSO cohort (foreign-born blacks and US-born blacks)
| Variables | FBB | USB | Total sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63.04 | 60.94 | 62.24 |
| Sex (female) % | 69.1 | 68.1 | 68.7 |
| Marital status % | |||
| Married | 37.0 | 23.6 | 31.8 |
| Widowed | 15.1 | 20.0 | 17.0 |
| Divorced | 17.4 | 12.6 | 15.5 |
| Separated | 10.6 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Never married | 19.4 | 34.2 | 25.2 |
| Education (< HS) % | 38.7 | 32.1 | 36.2 |
| Family income (<10K) | 45.5 | 40.3 | 43.5 |
| Smoking history (yes) % | 19.0 | 47.1 | 29.2 |
| Drinking (yes) % | 20.4 | 22.2 | 21.1 |
Smoking history, “Have you ever had more than 100 cigarettes ever”
Drinking, “In the past 30 days have you had at least one drink?”