Table 2.
Unadjusted associations of QoL in Black women
| Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor | lowQOL, N = 221 | midQOL, N = 411 | highQOL, N = 781 | p-value2 |
| Age Group | ||||
| 45–49 | 19 (86%) | 25 (61%) | 52 (67%) | 0.11 |
| 50–54 | 3 (14%) | 16 (39%) | 26 (33%) | |
| Education Level | ||||
| Graduated college | 7 (32%) | 23 (56%) | 32 (41%) | 0.13 |
| Did not graduate college | 15 (68%) | 18 (44%) | 46 (59%) | |
| Income Level | ||||
| High Income | 4 (18%) | 12 (29%) | 39 (50%) | < 0.001 |
| Low Income | 11 (50%) | 6 (15%) | 17 (22%) | |
| Middle Income | 7 (32%) | 23 (56%) | 22 (28%) | |
| BMI Status | ||||
| obese BMI of 30 or greater | 14 (64%) | 28 (68%) | 41 (53%) | 0.2 |
| overweight BMI of 25–29.9 | 5 (23%) | 12 (29%) | 25 (32%) | |
| normal BMI of 18.5–24.9 | 3 (14%) | 1 (2.4%) | 12 (15%) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 3 (14%) | 16 (39%) | 46 (59%) | 0.001 |
| Single | 11 (50%) | 18 (44%) | 19 (24%) | |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 8 (36%) | 7 (17%) | 13 (17%) | |
| Smoking Status | ||||
| Current | 8 (36%) | 8 (20%) | 10 (13%) | 0.053 |
| Former/Never | 14 (64%) | 33 (80%) | 68 (87%) | |
| Drinker | 16 (73%) | 30 (73%) | 51 (65%) | 0.6 |
| Employment Status | ||||
| Employed | 14 (64%) | 33 (80%) | 67 (86%) | 0.067 |
| Unemployed | 8 (36%) | 8 (20%) | 11 (14%) | |
| Menopausal Status | ||||
| Peri-menopause | 7 (32%) | 17 (41%) | 35 (45%) | 0.5 |
| Pre-menopause | 15 (68%) | 24 (59%) | 43 (55%) | |
| Experienced Hot flashes | ||||
| Yes | 13 (59%) | 20 (49%) | 34 (44%) | 0.4 |
| No/Don’t Know | 9 (41%) | 21 (51%) | 44 (56%) | |
| No. of Comorbidities | ||||
| 0–2 | 9 (41%) | 14 (34%) | 24 (31%) | 0.2 |
| 3–4 | 3 (14%) | 13 (32%) | 33 (42%) | |
| 5 or more | 10 (45%) | 14 (34%) | 21 (27%) | |
| CES-D > =16 | 12 (55%) | 11 (27%) | 9 (12%) | < 0.001 |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy Use | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | > 0.9 |
| Ever Pregnant | 20 (91%) | 38 (93%) | 75 (96%) | 0.4 |
| Sleep Disturbances | ||||
| > 5 times per month | 6 (27%) | 6 (15%) | 13 (17%) | 0.7 |
| 0–4/mon | 11 (50%) | 25 (61%) | 50 (64%) | |
| 2–4 times per month | 5 (23%) | 10 (24%) | 15 (19%) | |
| Sexually Active | 14 (64%) | 29 (71%) | 66 (85%) | 0.055 |
1Statistics presented: n (%)
2Statistical tests performed: chi-square test of independence; Fisher’s exact test