Table 2.
Age-Adjusted Distribution of Select Health Related Factors, Chronic Conditions, and Depressive Symptoms Among Men in EHDIC-SWB by Race
| Health Variable (%) | White (n = 247) |
African American (n = 381) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health-related factor | |||
| Health Insurance | 50.3 | 58.9 | 0.039 |
| Physical Inactive | 18.7 | 14.7 | 0.182 |
| Smoking | |||
| Never Smoker | 18.6 | 27.3 | 0.014 |
| Former Smoker | 12.1 | 7.3 | 0.039 |
| Current Smoker | 65.4 | 62.4 | 0.453 |
| Drinking | |||
| Never Drinker | 11.9 | 15.2 | 0.240 |
| Former Drinker | 34.3 | 31.3 | 0.443 |
| Current Drinker | 53.4 | 53.0 | 0.926 |
| Chronic Conditions | |||
| Fair/Poor Health | 32.4 | 27.5 | 0.204 |
| Hypertension | 26.2 | 26.1 | 0.967 |
| Heart Disease | 12.6 | 8.7 | 0.103 |
| Diabetes | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.920 |
| Stroke | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.309 |
| Obese | 21.9 | 23.5 | 0.648 |
| Depression | 12.5 | 8.5 | 0.81 |
Note. EHDIC-SWB = Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities study site in Southwest Baltimore, Maryland.