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. 2021 Aug 24;10:e70003. doi: 10.7554/eLife.70003

Table 2. Demographic descriptors of all screening populations.

Age, years (mean, SD) 57.7 4.5
Race/ethnicity N %
 White 271 68.8
 African American/Black 75 19.0
 Other* 11 2.8
 MENA (Middle Eastern North African) 37 9.4
Religion
 Christian 241 63.6
 Jewish 14 3.7
 Muslim 26 6.9
 No religion/no belief in god 98 25.9
Education
 High school or less 85 21.6
 Some college 123 31.2
 College graduate 138 35.0
 Post college education 48 12.2
Marital status
 Married/partnered 236 59.9
 Single 156 39.6
Income
 <$10,000 28 7.1
 $10–49,999 148 37.6
 $50–99,999 140 35.5
 ≥$100,000 70 17.8
Any chronic condition§ 291 73.9

*Other includes Asian or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic, American Indian, and multi-race. This group was further excluded from our analyses.

Christian includes Chaldean, Coptic, Assyrian, Catholic, Jehovah Witness.

Married/partnered includes married and living as married; single includes divorced, widowed, separated, and never been married.

§Chronic conditions include diabetes, hypertension, heart disease (heart attack, angina, congestive heart failure), lung disease (asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis), arthritis, depression, or cancer.