Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of demographic, socioeconomic, medical conditions, and health behaviors overall and among Blacks and Whites at baseline
| All | Whites | Blacks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) | 95% CI | Mean (SE) | 95% CI | Mean (SE) | 95% CI | |
| Age | 47.79 (0.53) | 46.72–48.86 | 47.98 (0.60) | 46.77–49.19 | 46.37 (0.71) | 44.93–47.81 |
| Income* | 5.41 (0.09) | 5.22–5.60 | 5.57 (0.10) | 5.36–5.77 | 4.25 (0.18) | 3.88–4.62 |
| Exercise* | 0.02 (0.03) | –0.03–0.07 | 0.06 (0.03) | 0.00–0.11 | –0.22 (0.05) | –0.33–0.12 |
| % (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 47.26 (0.01) | 44.86–49.68 | 47.82 (0.01) | 45.12–50.52 | 43.18 (0.02) | 38.79–47.69 |
| Female | 52.74 (0.01) | 50.32–55.14 | 52.18 (0.01) | 49.48–54.88 | 56.82 (0.02) | 52.31–61.21 |
| Education* | 12.53 (0.10) | 12.34–12.73 | 12.69 (0.11) | 12.48–12.90 | 11.37 (0.23) | 10.90–11.84 |
| % (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | |
| HTN* | 21.37 (0.01) | 19.67–23.17 | 19.77 (0.01) | 18.11–21.53 | 33.17 (0.03) | 28.20–38.54 |
| DM* | 5.73 (0.00) | 4.80–6.82 | 5.25 (0.01) | 4.24–6.50 | 9.22 (0.01) | 7.75–10.95 |
| Obesity* | 14.47 (0.01) | 12.86–16.24 | 13.52 (0.01) | 11.72–15.54 | 21.45 (0.02) | 17.88–25.52 |
| Smoking* | 30.45 (0.01) | 27.81–33.23 | 29.70 (0.01) | 26.85–32.72 | 35.98 (0.03) | 30.81–41.49 |
| Drinking* | 60.02 (0.02) | 56.68–63.26 | 61.50 (0.02) | 58.06–64.83 | 49.10 (0.03) | 43.55–54.68 |
| Renal death | 0.52 (0.00) | 0.26–1.03 | 0.44 (0.00) | 0.18–1.06 | 1.15 (0.00) | 0.63–02.09 |
*P < 0.05. CES‐D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CI, confidence interval; CMC, chronic medical conditions; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; SE, standard error.