Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of 2969 Black, Latino and White Older Adults (age >50 at baseline) who were current smokers at baseline (year 1992)
| Black (N = 569) | Latino (N = 244) | White (N = 2,156) | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||
| Age group (range 50–74) | |||||
| 50–59 years | 86.5 | 89.8 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 0.554 |
| 60+ years | 13.5 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 12.6 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Women | 44.2 | 43.6 | 51.3 | 49.9 | 0.008> |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 46.2 | 60.4 | 72.6 | 68.7 | <0.001 |
| Formerly married | 45.2 | 34.7 | 25.0 | 28.1 | |
| Never married | 8.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | |
| Education | |||||
| Low (less than high school) | 45.8 | 65.9 | 28.8 | 33.1 | <0.001 |
| High (high school or greater) | 54.2 | 34.1 | 71.2 | 66.9 | |
| Chronic medical condition counta (range 0–6) (mean, SE) | 1.1 (0.06) | 0.8 (0.07) | 0.8 (0.02) | 0.8 (0.02) | <0.001 |
| Depression: CES-D 8 item scale (score ≥4) | 36.6 | 43.5 | 28.6 | 30.4 | <0.001 |
| Alcohol: drinks per day | |||||
| 0 | 36.1 | 39.2 | 31.6 | 32.6 | 0.044 |
| 1-2/day | 55.6 | 49.5 | 58.1 | 57.3 | |
| > 2/day | 8.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 | |
| Average number of cigarettes smoked per day (mean, SE) | 13.4 (0.39) | 15.8 (1.24) | 22.6 (0.36) | 21.0 (0.29) | <0.001 |
| Quit within 10 years (restricted to those still being followed in 2002) | |||||
| Yes | 46.8 | 52.0 | 45.9 | 46.4 | 0.438 |
| Quit within 20 years (restricted to those still being followed in 2012) | |||||
| Yes | 64.0 | 65.3 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.974 |
CES-D Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CESD); 8 –item version of scale was used; scores of four or greater considered depressed
aCount of chronic medical conditions includes: diabetes, heart disease, emphysema/asthma, stroke, cancer, and hypertension