Table 1.

Population characteristics by baseline perceived stress score

			Category of Baseline Perceived Stress^ab
	N	Overall (n = 3044)	Low (n = 844)	Moderate (n = 1352)	High (n = 762)
Perceived Stress^c	2958	8.5 ± 2.9	5.1 ± 0.8	8.5 ± 1.1	12.4 ± 1.5
Age^c	3044	46.4 ± 2.7	46.3 ± 2.7	46.4 ± 2.7	46.2 ± 2.7
Race / Ethnicity (%)
White	1443	–	29.1	48.1	22.8
Black	874	–	32.3	39.0	28.7
Hispanic	212	–	18.0	31.0	51.0
Japanese	272	–	22.7	54.6	22.7
Chinese	243	–	26.3	59.4	14.3
Education (%)
Less than High School	191	–	15.4	35.1	49.5
High School	1496	–	26.6	44.0	29.3
College Degree	627	–	30.0	48.5	21.5
Post-College	705	–	34.5	49.9	15.6
Difficulty paying for Basics (%)
Very Hard	263	–	10.0	38.6	51.4
Somewhat Hard	899	–	17.4	44.2	38.5
Not hard	1865	–	36.5	47.3	16.2
Site of Recruitment (%)
PA	439	–	29.9	42.8	27.3
MI	503	–	30.7	40.0	29.3
MA	424	–	25.1	51.6	23.4
IL	433	–	34.4	41.8	23.8
Oakland, CA	442	–	27.1	54.9	18.1
Los Angeles, CA	483	–	30.4	50.7	18.9
NJ	320	–	18.7	36.0	45.3
Smoking Status (%)
Non-Smoker	2522	–	29.0	47.6	23.4
Smoker	498	–	26.6	36.5	36.9
BMI (kg/m²)^c	3009	28.2 ± 7.2	27.9 ± 6.8	27.9 ± 7.1	29.3 ± 7.8
Waist Circumference (cm)^c	3012	86.1 ± 16.1	85.4 ± 15.6	85.6 ± 15.7	88.7 ± 17.2

^aCategorical variable rows sum to 100%. Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding

^bNote that 86 women had missing baseline PSS4 scores

^cMean ± SD