Table 1.
Differences in characteristics of the three clusters (N=966).
| Characteristics | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Total | X2 or F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, M±SD | 49.80±5.45a | 48.35±5.84b | 48.52±5.56b | 49.03±5.66 | 7.469 | .001 | |
| Education, n(%) | High school | 57(13.0) | 51(13.7) | 23(14.6) | 131(13.6) | 8.242 | .083 |
| Partial college | 96(22.0) | 96(25.8) | 51(32.5) | 243(25.2) | |||
| More than college | 284(65.0) | 225(60.5) | 83(52.9) | 592(61.3) | |||
| Marital status, n(%) | Married/partnered | 293(67.0) | 249(66.9) | 103(65.6) | 645(66.8) | .116 | .944 |
| Non married/separated | 144(33.0) | 123(33.1) | 54(34.4) | 321(33.2) | |||
| Employment, n(%) | Yes | 336(76.9) | 270(72.6) | 115(73.2) | 721(74.6) | 2.160 | .340 |
| No | 101(23.1) | 102(27.4) | 42(26.8) | 245(25.4) | |||
| Family income, n(%) | Very hard | 56(12.8) | 77(20.7) | 35(22.3) | 168(17.4) | 19.236 | .001 |
| (difficulty in paying basics) | Somewhat hard | 163(37.3) | 150(40.3) | 67(42.7) | 380(39.3) | ||
| Not hard | 218(49.9) | 145(39.0) | 55(35.0) | 418(43.3) | |||
| Acces to health care, n(%) | Yes | 391(89.5) | 321(86.3) | 128(81.5) | 840(87.0) | 6.665 | .952 |
| No | 46(10.5) | 51(13.7) | 29(18.5) | 126(13.0) | |||
| Ethnicity, n(%) | Hispanic | 81(18.5) | 106(28.5) | 47(29.9) | 234(24.2) | 41.034 | .000 |
| N-H Asian american | 80(18.3) | 91(24.5) | 25(15.9) | 196(20.3) | |||
| N-H African american | 144(33.0) | 67(18.0) | 27(17.2) | 238(24.6) | |||
| N-H White | 132(30.2) | 108(29.0) | 58(36.9) | 298(30.8) | |||
| Birthplace, n(%) | The U.S. | 352(80.5) | 275(73.9) | 125(79.6) | 752(77.8) | 5.454 | .065 |
| Outside the U.S. | 85(19.5) | 97(26.1) | 32(20.4) | 214(22.2) | |||
| Acculturation, M±SD | (1-5) | 4.64±0.78 | 4.52±0.88 | 4.62±0.78 | 4.59±0.82 | 2.696 | .068 |
| Self reported health | Unhealthy | 67(15.3) | 95(25.5) | 34(21.7) | 196(20.3) | 20.846 | .000 |
| Don’t know | 24(5.5) | 31(8.3) | 17(10.8) | 72(7.5) | |||
| Healthy | 346(79.2) | 246(66.1) | 106(67.5) | 698(72.3) | |||
| BMI, n(%) | Normal (<24.9kg/m2) | 171(39.1) | 138(37.1) | 62(39.5) | 371(38.4) | 2.029 | .730 |
| Overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) | 115(26.3) | 89(23.9) | 41(26.1) | 245(25.4) | |||
| Obsess (≥30 kg/m2) | 151(34.6) | 145(39.0) | 54(34.4) | 350(36.2) | |||
| Diagnosed disease, n(%) | No | 250(57.2) | 183(49.2) | 78(49.7) | 511(52.9) | 5.959 | .051 |
| Yes | 187(42.8) | 189(50.8) | 79(50.3) | 455(47.1) | |||
| Menopause status, n(%) | Pre-menopausal | 91(20.8) | 124(33.3) | 34(21.7) | 249(25.8) | 23.401 | .000 |
| Peri-menopausal | 145(33.2) | 128(34.4) | 56(35.7) | 329(34.1) | |||
| Post-menopausal | 201(46.0) | 120(32.3) | 67(42.7) | 388(40.2) | |||
| Total | 437(100.0) | 372(100.0) | 157(100.0) | 966(100.0) |