Table I.
Descriptive Statistics for Total Sample and by Race
| Variable | Total (n = 485) |
African American (n = 186) |
White (n = 299) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [y, M (SD)] | 50.2 (2.9) | 50.3 (2.9) | 50.1 (2.9) |
| Education [%] | |||
| ≤ High School Diploma | 15.6 | 17.5 | 14.4 |
| Some College | 31.2 | 38.4 | 26.8 |
| College Degree | 21.8 | 19.8 | 23.0 |
| Graduate School | 31.4 | 24.3 | 35.8 |
| Menopausal Status [%] | |||
| Pre | 29.8 | 32.1 | 28.4 |
| Peri | 60.0 | 58.7 | 60.9 |
| Post | 10.1 | 9.2 | 10.7 |
| Smoking Status [%] | |||
| Non-Smoker | 85.1 | 84.3 | 85.5 |
| Current Smoker | 14.9 | 15.7 | 14.5 |
| Marital Status [%] | |||
| Single | 9.1 | 9.8 | 8.7 |
| Married | 70.0 | 52.7 | 80.6 |
| Separated | 3.1 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
| Divorced | 15.3 | 29.3 | 6.7 |
| Widowed | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
y = years; M = mean; SD = standard deviation.