Table 1.

Demographic and biomarker summary of the study sample

Variable	Count (N)	Percentage (%)
Sex (female, %)	44	66.7
Race/ethnicity
Black	19	28.8
Native American or Aleutian Islander	1	3
White	45	68.2
Other	1	3
Educational attainment
Less than high school	27	40.9
High school	21	31.8
Bachelor’s degree	8	12.1
Master’s degree	10	15.2
	Mean (SD)	Range
Age	54.98 (10.76)	35–76
BMI	29.52 (5.67)	19.51–46.78
IL-6 (pg/ml)	2.88 (2.87)	0.16–18.40
IL-6 (natural log)	0.74 (0.81)	−1.83–2.91
CRP (ug/ml)	2.21 (1.98)	0.16–7.62
CRP (natural log)	0.38 (0.96)	−1.83–2.03