Table 1.
Demographic, socioeconomic and health characteristics of the study population.
| Variable | Category | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 186 | 100% | |
| Sex | Female | 125 | 67.2% |
| Male | 61 | 32.8% | |
| Race | White | 106 | 57.0% |
| African American | 66 | 35.5% | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0.5% | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 2.2% | |
| Other or mixed | 8 | 4.3% | |
| Not reported | 1 | 0.5% | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 13 | 7.0% |
| Not Hispanic | 173 | 93.0% | |
| Education | Did not graduate from high school | 13 | 7.0% |
| High school | 29 | 15.6% | |
| Some college, no degree | 34 | 18.3% | |
| Associate degree | 13 | 7.0% | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 55 | 29.6% | |
| Post baccalaureate degree | 42 | 22.6% | |
| Smoking status | Current smoker | 49 | 26.3% |
| Not a current smoker | 136 | 73.1% | |
| Not reported | 1 | 0.5% | |
| BMI category | Obese | 53 | 28.5% |
| Overweight | 50 | 26.0% | |
| Normal | 80 | 43.0% | |
| Underweight | 3 | 1.6% |