Table 1.
Baseline characteristic of participants between non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black American adults.
| Variable label | Overall N = 10460 |
Non-Hispanic White N = 6227 |
Black N = 4233 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at interview (years) | 48.5 ± 19.9 | 52.9 ± 20.3 | 42.1 ± 17.5 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 4836 (46.2%) | 2909 (46.7%) | 1927 (45.5%) |
| Female | 5624 (53.8%) | 3318 (53.3%) | 2306 (54.5%) |
| Education | |||
| 0–11 years | 3231 (30.9%) | 1715 (27.5%) | 1516 (35.8%) |
| 12 years | 3712 (35.5%) | 2140 (34.4%) | 1572 (37.1%) |
| 13 years or more | 3517 (33.6%) | 2372 (38.1%) | 1145 (27.1%) |
| Income | |||
| <$10,000 | 1907 (18.2%) | 755 (12.1%) | 1152 (27.2%) |
| $10,000-<$30,000 | 4444 (42.5%) | 2518 (40.4%) | 1926 (45.5%) |
| $30,000-<$50,000 | 2363 (22.6%) | 1564 (25.1%) | 799 (18.9%) |
| $50,000 or above | 1746 (16.7%) | 1390 (22.3%) | 356 (8.4%) |
| Smoke | |||
| Never | 4945 (47.3%) | 2773 (44.5%) | 2172 (51.3%) |
| Former | 2640 (25.2%) | 1949 (31.3%) | 691 (16.3%) |
| Current | 2875 (27.5%) | 1505 (24.2%) | 1370 (32.4%) |
| Physical activity | |||
| Inactive | 2702 (25.8%) | 1329 (21.3%) | 1373 (32.4%) |
| Intermediate | 3609 (34.5%) | 2285 (36.7%) | 1324 (31.3%) |
| Active | 4149 (39.7%) | 2613 (42.0%) | 1536 (36.3%) |
| Healthy Eating Index score (0–100) | 62.5 ± 13.5 | 64.9 ± 13.2 | 58.8 ± 13.0 |
| Lifestyle Index | 2.7 ± 1.6 | 2.5 ± 1.5 | 3.0 ± 1.5 |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| Normal weight (<25 kg/m2) | 4427 (42.3%) | 2790 (44.8%) | 1637 (38.7%) |
| Overweight (25-<30 kg/m2) | 3429 (32.8%) | 2118 (34.0%) | 1311 (31.0%) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 2604 (24.9%) | 1319 (21.2%) | 1285 (30.4%) |
| Social Integration | |||
| 1 | 2192 (21.0%) | 1132 (18.2%) | 1060 (25.0%) |
| 2 | 3497 (33.4%) | 1954 (31.4%) | 1543 (36.5%) |
| 3 | 3249 (31.1%) | 2063 (33.1%) | 1186 (28.0%) |
| 4 | 1522 (14.6%) | 1078 (17.3%) | 444 (10.5%) |