Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by Race and Gender.
| White Women (n=116) | African American Women (n=134) | p | White Men (n=60) | African American Men (n=69) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52±10 | 50±9 | 0.19 | 53±9 | 48±9 | 0.004 |
| Education | <0.001 | 0.001 | ||||
| Elementary, high school, or GED | 7 (6.0%) | 39 (29.1%) | 7 (11.7%) | 21 (30.4%) | ||
| Some college | 25 (21.6%) | 38 (28.4%) | 11 (18.3%) | 22 (31.9%) | ||
| College graduate | 83 (71.6%) | 56 (41.8%) | 40 (66.7%) | 25 (36.2%) | ||
| Hypertension | 48 (41.4%) | 72 (53.7%) | 0.05 | 35 (58.3%) | 42 (60.9%) | 0.77 |
| Diabetes/Impaired | 11 (10.4%) | 24 (18.9%) | 0.07 | 14 (24.6%) | 13 (20.0%) | 0.54 |
| Fasting Glucose LDL-C (mg/dL) | 119.4±33.1 | 117.8±36.3 | 0.72 | 112.8±32.6 | 124.4±40.2 | 0.08 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 204.6±40.0 | 197.6±38.6 | 0.17 | 191.1±48.3 | 195.5±44.8 | 0.60 |
| Fasting Glucose (mg/dL) | 89.8±17.3 | 93.7±25.9 | 0.19 | 93.2±10.5 | 92.8±12.5 | 0.85 |
| Statin Use | 10 (8.6%) | 18 (13.4%) | 0.22 | 14 (23.3%) | 11 (15.9%) | 0.31 |
| Antihypertensive Use | 19 (16.7%) | 39 (29.8%) | 0.02 | 15 (25.0%) | 23 (33.8%) | 0.28 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4±6.6 | 31.5±7.9 | <0.001 | 30.2±6.2 | 30.7±7.1 | 0.67 |
| Current Smoker | 11 (9.5%) | 23 (17.2%) | 0.07 | 9 (15.0%) | 15 (21.7%) | 0.31 |
| Leisure PA | 6.6±1.4 | 5.9±1.3 | <0.001 | 6.4±1.4 | 6.2±1.6 | 0.42 |
| Framingham Risk Score | 5.9±5.3 | 6.3±5.9 | 0.61 | 12.0±7.0 | 11.9±9.0 | 0.25 |
| ASCVD Risk Score | 2.8±2.8 | 4.5±5.9 | 0.24 | 7.1±5.8 | 8.5±6.5 | 0.10 |
| PSQI | 5.2±2.9 | 6.6±3.9 | 0.003 | 5.1±3.7 | 6.0±3.7 | 0.15 |
| BDI-II | 7.5±6.0 | 8.3±8.3 | 0.43 | 8.3±10.2 | 8.0±7.3 | 0.88 |
| Neighborhood Social Cohesion | 3.9±0.7 | 3.5±0.7 | 0.002 | 3.8±0.6 | 3.6±0.6 | 0.10 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 1.61 [0.81–3.59] | 2.80 [1.30–6.78] | <0.001 | 1.61 [1.01–3.75] | 1.97 [0.64–5.77] | 0.95 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 0.81 [0.55–1.19] | 0.89 [0.57–1.68] | 0.07 | 0.81 [0.60–1.18] | 0.67 [0.47–1.31] | 0.44 |
Numerical values are means±SD or median [IQR]. T-tests, Wilcoxon non-parametric (Kruskal-Wallis) tests, and Χ2 tests were performed to compare Whites and African Americans within gender groups. Abbreviations: GED, General Equivalency Diploma; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; BMI, body mass index; PA, physical activity; ASCVD, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory II; CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6.