Table 1.
Demographics of participants
| Characteristic | Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (n = 141, 15.8%) | White (n = 248, 27.9%) | Black (n = 309, 34.7%) | White (n = 192, 21.6%) | |
| Age (years) (n = 890) |
48.1 ± 13.9 | 53.2 ± 14.5 | 49.2 ± 14.8 | 54.9 ± 13.3 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) (n = 888) |
38.0 ± 9.6 | 33.9 ± 8.3 | 41.4 ± 9.8 | 35.7 ± 10.2 |
| College degree (n = 872) |
23 (17.2%) | 129 (52.7%) | 38 (12.6%) | 90 (47.1%) |
| Employed (n = 850) |
85 (65.9%) | 172 (70.8%) | 134 (45.4%) | 115 (62.8%) |
| Regular bed partner (n = 846) |
80 (60.6%) | 163 (68.8%) | 116 (39.6%) | 108 (58.7%) |
| Co-morbid condition | ||||
| Depression (n = 873) |
33 (24.6%) | 74 (30.1%) | 107 (35.4%) | 96 (50.3%) |
| Hypertension (n = 878) |
82 (59.0%) | 115 (46.4%) | 195 (64.4%) | 88 (46.8%) |
| Diabetes (n = 883) |
29 (21.0%) | 46 (18.6%) | 87 (28.3%) | 34 (17.8%) |
| Coronary artery disease (n = 864) |
13 (9.6%) | 30 (12.5%) | 20 (6.7%) | 11 (5.9%) |
| Heart failure (n = 873) |
18 (13.1%) | 20 (8.1%) | 34 (11.3%) | 13 (6.8%) |
Values provided as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage).