Table 2.
Sample characteristics, African American Women’s Heart and Health Study, Northern California, 2012–2013 (n=207)
| Variable | n (%) or mean (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Poverty status, n (%) | ||
| >100% federal poverty level | 168 | (81) |
| ≤100% federal poverty level | 39 | (19) |
| Educational attainment, n (%) | ||
| >High school diploma | 138 | (67) |
| ≤High school diploma | 69 | (33) |
| Health insurance status, n (%) | ||
| Insured | 152 | (73) |
| Not insured | 55 | (27) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||
| Employed | 114 | (55) |
| Not employed | 93 | (45) |
| Marital/partnership status, n (%) | ||
| Married/partnered | 61 | (30) |
| Not married/partnered | 146 | (71) |
| Body mass index (BMI), n (%)* | ||
| BMI ≥18.5 and <25 | 28 | (14) |
| BMI <18.5 or ≥25 | 179 | (87) |
| Cardiovascular (CV) medication usage, n (%) | ||
| Not currently taking CV meds | 164 | (79) |
| Currently taking CV meds | 43 | (21) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 42 | (5.9) |
| Neuroticism, mean (SD)† | 3 | (0.75) |
| Systolic blood pressure (SBP), mean (SD)‡ | 122 | (20) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean (SD)‡ | 80 | (12) |
| Clinically diagnosable hypertension, n (%)‡ | ||
| Low on SBP and DBP and not taking CV meds | 132 | (64) |
| High on SBP or DBP or taking CV meds | 75 | (36) |
| CES-D score, mean (SD) | 12 | (6.34) |
*
Seven cases (3.38%) missing.
†
Four cases (1.93%) missing.
‡
Ten cases (4.83%) missing.
CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression.