Table 2.
Sample (n = 120) | Percent, or mean (SD) |
---|---|
Age (years) | 38.5 (14.2) |
Gender | |
Male | 44.9% |
Female | 55.1% |
Race/ethnicity | |
Black | 67.8% |
White | 4.2% |
Hispanic | 23.7% |
Asian | 0.9% |
Other | 3.4% |
Educational attainment | |
Less than 12th grade | 28.8% |
High school degree or GED | 39.8% |
Some college | 24.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 5.1% |
Graduate degree | 1.7% |
Household income | |
<US$ 25,000 | 71.6% |
US$ 25,000 to US$ 49,999 | 21.6% |
US$ 50,0000 to US$ 74,999 | 5.2% |
≥US$ 75,000 | 1.7% |
Employment status | |
Working full-time | 14.4% |
Working part-time | 18.6% |
Not working | 55.1% |
Retired | 5.1% |
In school | 6.8% |
Blood pressure | |
Systolic | 129.2 (18.9) |
Diastolic | 76.8 (13.0) |
Normal | 30.0% |
Pre-hypertensive | 30.8% |
Hypertensive | 39.2% |
Weight parameters | |
Body mass index (BMI) | 29.4 (7.8) |
Underweight | 1.7% |
Normal weight | 31.7% |
Overweight | 26.7% |
Obese | 40.0% |
Percentages might not equal 100 due to rounding; valid percentages are presented, i.e. given as the value produced when missing data are excluded from the calculations.