Table 2.

Sample Characteristics by Gender (standard deviations in parentheses).

	Total Sample (n = 2378)	Men (n = 811)	Women (n = 1567)	p value
Age	53.60 (12.39)	53.10 (12.69)	53.86 (12.23)	.16
Education Level***				< .001
< High School	12.5%	13.7%	11.9%
High school/GED	18.0%	16.8%	18.7%
Vocational Training	22.7%	22.6%	22.8%
Associate Degree	7.4%	5.9%	8.1%
Bachelor Degree	18.9%	23.3%	16.6%
Post-graduate degree	20.4%	17.7%	21.9%
Income Category***				< .001
Low Income	11.4%	8.3%	15.6%
Lower-Middle	19.3%	18.5%	24.4%
Upper-Middle	27.3%	31.7%	31.4%
High Income	28.6%	41.5%	28.5%%
BMI***	31.81 (7.12)	29.91 (6.14)	32.80 (7.39)	< .001
BMI Status***				< .001
Normal	12.7%	16.8%	10.5%
Overweight	33.3%	40.8%	29.4%
Obese	41.8%	36.1%	44.8%
Morbidly Obese	12.2%	6.3%	15.3%
WC (cm)**	100.19 (16.15)	101.43 (15.70)	99.55 (16.35)	.01
Calories per day***	2116.45 (1160.59)	2437.45 (1245.73)	1950.32 (1077.44)	< .001
% Calories from fat	35.11 (6.92)	35.04 (6.51)	35.14 (7.12)	.72
JHS PAC***	8.55 (2.55)	8.88 (2.53)	8.39 (2.55)	< .001
% Current Smokers	18.8%	25.15%	15.51%
% who reported consuming alcohol in past year***	46.3%	57.95%	40.33%	< .001
Religious Attendance***	5.02 (.88)	4.85 (.98)	5.11 (.81)	< .001
Private Prayer***	7.33 (.99)	7.07 (1.09)	7.46 (.90)	< .001
Daily Spiritual Experiences***	28.50 (5.14)	27.75 (5.52)	28.89 (4.89)	< .001
Depression (CES-D)***	10.73 (8.10)	9.45 (7.16)	11.39 (8.47)	< .001
Social Support (ISEL)	52.50 (7.83)	52.73 (7.19)	52.39 (8.13)	.31

BMI = Body mass index; WC = Waist circumference; JHS PAC = Jackson Heart Study Physical Activity Cohort Survey; CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; ISEL = Interpersonal Support Evaluation List

Tests of significant differences between men and women:

^*p<.05,

^**p< .01,

^***p<.001