Table 1.
Distribution of selected study population characteristics across tertiles of neighborhood disadvantage categories.
| Neighborhood disadvantage
|
P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest1/3, n = 250 | Middle 1/3, n = 258 | Upper 1/3,n = 250 | ||
| Age (y) | 53.6 ± 13.8 | 52.7 ± 13.8 | 52.5 ± 14.6 | .65 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.2 ± 7.6 | 32.6 ± 7.9 | 33.0 ± 7.2 | .42 |
| Mexican American | 73.1% | 91.1% | 88.6% | <.01 |
| Male | 37.6% | 37.6% | 33.2% | .50 |
| Smoke | 6.0% | 8.9% | 10.0% | .24 |
| ≥Some college | 66.8% | 55.8% | 39.2% | <.01 |
| >$50,000 | 37.9% | 28.9% | 20.2% | <.01 |
| Employed | 67.2% | 64.3% | 54.6% | <.01 |
| Short sleep durationa | 50.0% | 45.3% | 38.1% | .01 |
| Sleep duration | 6.5 ± 1.1 | 6.7 ± 1.2 | 6.8 ± 1.2 | .01 |
| Daytime sleepiness | 0.7 ± 0.9 | 0.7 ± 0.8 | 0.7 ± 0.8 | .75 |
| Depressive symptoms | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 0.9 ± 1.4 | 1.2 ± 1.6 | <.01 |
| Sleep apnea | 11.6% | 11.7% | 9.2% | .60 |
| Hypertension | 56.4% | 52.7% | 58.4% | .42 |
| Diabetes | 24.8% | 21.7% | 28.4% | .22 |
| History of CVDb | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.7% | .83 |
| Violent crime per capita* 100,000c | 280.5 ± 199.9 | 588.2 ± 200.1 | 998.3 ± 575.8 | <.01 |
| Self-reported neighborhood safety | <.01 | |||
| Strongly agree | 27.2% | 13.2% | 10.0% | |
| Agree | 50.0% | 45.0% | 37.2% | |
| Neutral | 9.2% | 15.9% | 16.0% | |
| Disagree | 11.2% | 19.8% | 27.6% | |
| Strongly disagree | 2.4% | 6.2% | 9.2% | |
Data are mean ± SD or n (%).
a
Short sleep duration less than 7 hours of sleep per night.
b
History of CVD includes heart attack, stroke, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure.
c
Crime includes murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.