Table 1.
Means and frequencies of predictors and covariates, prior to imputation.
| Race | Sex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | Black | White | Male | Female | |
| (N = 969) | (N = 392) | (N = 577) | (N = 336) | (N = 633) | |
| Age in Years, M (SD) | 40.5 (3.59) | 39.72 (3.86) | 41.04 (3.30)* | 40.40 (3.52) | 40.56 (3.63) |
| Telomere Length at Y15 (in BP) | 5581.50 (466.45) | 5625.85 (455.48) | 5551.37 (471.78)* | 5553.50 (486.26) | 5596.37 (455.28) |
| Telomere Length at Y20 (in BP) | 5674.14 (435.33) | 5740.42 (454.66) | 5629.11 (416.10)* | 5637.16 (445.64) | 5693.77 (428.81) |
| Telomere Length Difference Score | 92.64 (462.58) | 114.57 (459.56) | 77.74 (464.43) | 83.66 (476.33) | 97.40 (455.42) |
| Income | 2.22 (0.06) | 2.20 (0.06) | 2.24 (0.04)* | 2.23 (0.04) | 2.21 (0.06)* |
| Sex, % | |||||
| Female | 65.33 | 74.74 | 58.93* | - | - |
| Male | 34.67 | 25.26 | 41.07 | - | - |
| Race,% | |||||
| White | 59.55 | - | - | 70.54 | 53.71 |
| Black | 40.45 | - | - | 29.46 | 46.29 |
| Education,% | |||||
| Completed High School or less | 18.60 | 25.32 | 14.04* | 20.00 | 17.85 |
| Completed High School and College | 60.43 | 66.50 | 56.33 | 58.51 | 61.45 |
| Some Post-College Education | 20.97 | 8.18 | 29.64 | 21.49 | 20.7 |
| Body Mass Index, % | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 1.34 | 1.79 | 1.04* | 0.60 | 1.74* |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 30.20 | 17.65 | 38.72 | 26.49 | 32.17 |
| Overweight (25.0–30.0) | 35.47 | 34.78 | 35.94 | 47.32 | 29.16 |
| Obese(>30.0) | 32.99 | 45.78 | 24.31 | 25.60 | 36.93 |
| Smoking status, % | |||||
| Non-Smoker | 62.36 | 64.45 | 60.94* | 66.96 | 59.9 |
| Former Smoker | 18.72 | 11.76 | 23.44 | 15.77 | 20.29 |
| Current Smoker | 18.92 | 23.79 | 15.63 | 17.26 | 19.81 |
| Drinking Status, % | |||||
| Non-Drinker | 27.45 | 30.36 | 25.48 | 19.05 | 31.91* |
| Moderate Drinker | 63.26 | 62.24 | 63.95 | 69.35 | 60.03 |
| Heavy Drinker | 9.29 | 7.40 | 10.57 | 11.61 | 8.06 |
| Chronic Disease, M (SD) | 0.92 (1.15) | 1.05 (1.31) | 0.84 (1.01)* | 0.62 (0.88) | 1.08 (1.24)* |
| Multisystem Resiliency | |||||
| Multi-System Resiliency | 0.00 (2.23) | −0.34 (2.36) | 0.23 (2.10)* | 0.47 (2.07) | −0.25 (2.27)* |
| Social Connections | 0.00 (1.65) | −0.26 (1.79) | 0.18 (1.53)* | 0.19 (1.48) | −0.10 (1.73)* |
| Psychological Resources | 0.00 (2.44) | −0.01 (2.49) | 0.01 (2.42) | 0.18 (2.28) | −0.09 (2.52) |
| Health-Maintaining Behaviors | 0.00 (1.47) | −0.26 (1.50) | 0.18 (1.41)* | 0.41 (1.51) | −0.22(1.39)* |
| Demands | 2.04 (0.63) | 2.13 (0.67) | 1.98 (0.59)* | 1.91 (0.57) | 2.11 (0.64)* |
| Emotional Support | 3.55 (0.53) | 3.49 (0.59) | 3.59 (0.49)* | 3.54 (0.49) | 3.55 (0.56) |
| Optimism | 3.85 (0.58) | 3.82 (0.58) | 3.86 (0.58) | 3.82 (0.56) | 3.86 (0.59) |
| Non-Reactivity | 3.44 (0.44) | 3.42 (0.44) | 3.45 (0.45) | 3.52 (0.41) | 3.39 (0.45)* |
| Mastery | 4.13 (0.58) | 4.17 (0.60) | 4.11 (0.56) | 4.16 (0.54) | 4.12 (0.59) |
| Sleep Quality | 3.52 (1.01) | 3.44 (1.02) | 3.58 (1.00)* | 3.56 (0.94) | 3.50 (1.04) |
| Total Exercise | 333.56 (271.77) | 284.12 (269.81) | 367.06 (268.18)* | 433.23 (292.65) | 632.00 (280.57)* |
| Chronic Burden | |||||
| Chronic Burden Y15+Y20, M (SD) | 2.49 (2.03) | 2.41 (2.07) | 2.54 (2.00) | 2.06 (1.83) | 2.71 (2.09)* |
| Chronic Burden Y15, M (SD) | 1.20 (1.18) | 1.10 (1.17) | 1.27 (1.19)* | 1.00 (1.07) | 1.31 (1.22)* |
| Chronic Burden Y20, M (SD) | 1.30 (1.21) | 1.34 (1.30) | 1.27 (1.15) | 1.07 (1.10) | 1.42 (1.25)* |
*
p < .05