Table 1.
Baseline (1995–1996) Characteristics (%) of 288,555 Participants in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study According to Tertiles of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation Index in 1990 and 2000
| Baseline Characteristic | Tertile of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation Index in 1990 and 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1a (Low Deprivation) | T2 | T3 (High Deprivation) | |||||||
| T1b (n = 76,448; 26.5%) | T2 (n = 17,948; 6.2%) | T3 (n = 1,281; 0.4%) | T1 (n = 17,880; 6.2%) | T2 (n = 62,034; 21.5%) | T3 (n = 16,143; 5.6%) | T1 (n = 1,197; 0.4%) | T2 (n = 16,737; 5.8%) | T3 (n = 78,424; 27.2%) | |
| Age, yearsc | 61.9 (5.3) | 62.2 (5.3) | 62.2 (5.3) | 62.1 (5.4) | 62.4 (5.3) | 62.5 (5.3) | 62.3 (5.3) | 62.5 (5.3) | 62.4 (5.3) |
| Female sex | 34.1 | 38.1 | 41.0 | 36.2 | 39.4 | 41.9 | 35.8 | 38.9 | 45.1 |
| Non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity | 94.4 | 92.1 | 91.9 | 94.7 | 93.5 | 89.4 | 93.3 | 94.0 | 81.5 |
| College graduation or more | 54.4 | 43.6 | 43.7 | 39.5 | 34.1 | 32.3 | 38.4 | 28.3 | 25.8 |
| Married | 78.4 | 73.2 | 66.5 | 75.1 | 71.2 | 67.1 | 73.7 | 72.4 | 63.5 |
| Current smoker | 8.4 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 14.0 |
| Physical activity ≥5 times/week | 20.8 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 18.4 |
| Television viewing ≤2 hours/day | 25.5 | 21.5 | 23.6 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.0 |
| Nighttime sleep 7–8 hours/day | 39.9 | 37.8 | 34.4 | 37.6 | 37.1 | 35.1 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 32.4 |
| Body mass indexc,d | 26.5 (4.6) | 26.8 (4.8) | 26.6 (4.6) | 27.0 (5.0) | 27.1 (5.0) | 27.3 (5.4) | 26.9 (4.6) | 27.3 (5.0) | 27.6 (5.4) |
| Alcohol consumption, g/dayc | 14.0 (33.6) | 13.4 (39.3) | 12.4 (32.6) | 14.5 (37.7) | 13.4 (39.1) | 12.1 (35.8) | 13.3 (42.8) | 12.8 (38.9) | 11.9 (41.5) |
| Total HEI-2005 scorec | 67.6 (11.0) | 67.2 (11.2) | 67.2 (11.1) | 66.5 (11.4) | 66.3 (11.5) | 66.6 (11.5) | 67.0 (11.1) | 65.8 (11.6) | 65.7 (11.8) |
| Excellent self-reported health | 21.4 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 12.5 |
| Chronic conditions | |||||||||
| Heart disease | 12.4 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Stroke | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Cancer | 25.5 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.4 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 11.2 |
Abbreviations: HEI-2005, Healthy Eating Index-2005; T, tertile.
a Tertile in 1990.
b Tertile in 2000.
c Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation).
d Calculated as weight (kg)/height (m)2.