Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of Black and White Men enrolled in the Southern Community Cohort Study, 2002–2009, N=31,755
| Characteristics | Black (N=22,167) |
White (N=9588) |
P-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Age, year (IQR) | 50 (45,56) | 53 (47,61) | <0.001 |
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| Age Categories | |||
| 40–44 | 5525 (25%) | 1619 (17%) | <0.001 |
| 45–49 | 5552 (25%) | 1847 (19%) | |
| 50–54 | 4751 (21%) | 1680 (18%) | |
| 55–59 | 3003 (14%) | 1661 (17%) | |
| 60–64 | 1764 (8%) | 1345 (14%) | |
| 65–79 | 1572 (7%) | 1436 (15%) | |
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| Household Income | <0.001 | ||
| <$15,000 | 13068 (59.0%) | 3872 (40.4%) | |
| $15,000 – $24,999 | 4672 (21.1%) | 1600 (16.7%) | |
| $25,000 – $49,999 | 2796 (12.6%) | 1655 (17.3%) | |
| ≥$50,000 | 1382 (6.2%) | 2316 (24.2%) | |
| Missing Data | 249 (1.1%) | 145 (1.5%) | |
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| Insurance2 | <0.001 | ||
| No Insurance | 10,273 (46.3%) | 3271 (34.1%) | |
| Public Insurance | 6910 (31.2%) | 2863 (29.9%) | |
| Private Insurance | 4608 (20.8%) | 3338 (34.8%) | |
| Other Insurance | 273 (1.2%) | 74 (0.8%) | |
| Missing Data | 103 (4.6%) | 42 (0.4%) | |
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| Marital Status | <0.001 | ||
| Single, Divorced, Widowed | 14998 (67.6%) | 4292 (44.8%) | |
| Married, or living with a partner | 7069 (31.9%) | 5071 (52.9%) | |
| Missing Data | 100 (0.4%) | 225 (2.3%) | |
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| Education | <0.001 | ||
| High school or less | 16418 (74.0%) | 5425 (56.6%) | |
| More than high school | 5731 (25.8%) | 4153 (43.3%) | |
| Missing Data | 18 (0.1%) | 10 (0.1%) | |
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| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | <0.001 | ||
| <25 | 7953 (35.9%) | 2714 (28.3%) | |
| 25–29.9 | 7735 (34.9%) | 3574 (37.3%) | |
| ≥30 | 6303 (28.4%) | 3236 (33.8%) | |
| Missing Data | 176 (0.8%) | 64 (0.7%) | |
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| PSA Screening Status | <0.001 | ||
| Ever | 10,022 (45.2%) | 5151 (53.7%) | |
| Never | 7783 (35.1%) | 2529 (26.4%) | |
| Missing Data3 | 4362 (19.7%) | 1908 (19.9%) | |
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| PSA Screening Status4 | <0.001 | ||
| Recent (within prior 12 months) | 7239 (72.2%) | 3864 (75.0%) | |
| Former (>12 months) | 2769 (27.6%) | 1286 (25.0%) | |
| Missing Data | 14 (0.2%) | 1 (0.0%) | |
PSA- prostate specific antigen
1
Wilcoxon rank sum test for age as a continuous variable; Pearson’s χ2 test for other categorical variables; All tests were done on Non-missing data.
2
The primary selection of insurance in order of Private insurance, Public Insurance, and Other insurance.
3
Either unknown status (N=1295) or chose DRE (N=4975) over PSA test
4
Among those who ever had a PSA screening (N=15173)