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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the sample presented by quintile of neighborhood deprivation, higher quintiles indicate less neighborhood deprivation

From: Associations of neighborhood area level deprivation with the metabolic syndrome and inflammation among middle- and older- age adults

 

N (Percentage)

Characteristic

Quintile 1

Quintile 2

Quintile 3

Quintile 4

Quintile 5

p value

Median z score

-6.11

-3.21

-0.55

2.58

7.67

 

Age (mean, SD)

64.5 ± 9.5

64.1 ± 9.3

64.4 ± 9.4

64.8 ± 9.4

64.9 ± 9.4

.004

Black

2706 (72)

1904 (51)

1397 (37)

1022 (27)

438 (12)

<.001

Female

2309 (62)

2191 (58)

2036 (54

1961 (52)

1838 (49)

<.001

Residing in Southeast

2631 (70)

2591 (69)

2404 (64)

2074 (55)

1928 (51)

<.001

aHistory of cardiovascular disease

898 (24)

832 (22)

790 (21)

723 (19)

698 (19)

<.001

Obese (BMI > =30)

1749 (47)

1642 (44)

1449 (39)

1292 (34)

1052 (28)

<.001

High waist circumference (>102 cm (>40 in) for men; > 88 cm (>35 in) for women

2116 (56)

2023 (54)

1875 (50)

1700 (45)

1396 (37)

<.001

High triglycerides (>150 mg/dL)

875 (23)

1025 (28)

1118 (30)

1066 (28)

1021 (27)

<.001

Low HDL cholesterol (for men <40 mg/dL, for women < 50 mg/dL or on lipid lowering medication)

1413 (38)

1433 (38)

1415 (38)

1354 (36)

1112 (30)

<.001

Blood pressure > 130/> 85 mm Hg or on antihypertensive medications

2574 (69)

2410 (64)

2210 (59)

2069 (55)

1724 (46)

<.001

Fasting glucose > 110 mg/dL or on antidiabetic medications

1070 (29)

912 (24)

772 (21)

585 (16)

444 (12)

<.001

Metabolic syndrome

992 (26)

958 (25)

911 (24)

785 (21)

598 (16)

<.001

Inflammation (CRP ≥ 3 mg/L)

1853 (49)

1701 (45)

1505 (40)

1392 (37)

1115 (30)

<.001

Metabolic syndrome + inflammation

1722 (24)

1615 (23)

1482 (21)

1323 (19)

1003 (14)

<.0001

Current smoking

751 (20)

676 (18)

534 (14)

445 (12)

316 (8.5)

<.001

Income

      

less than $20 K

1281 (34)

874 (23)

579 (16)

344 (9.2)

145 (3.9)

 

$20 K–$34 K

1079 (29)

1064 (28)

1001 (27)

853 (23)

514 (14)

 

$35 K–74 K

710 (19)

1039 (28)

1224 (33)

1422 (38)

1317 (35)

 

$75+

171 (4.6)

340 (9.1)

487 (13)

722 (19)

1337 (36)

 

Refused to report

510 (14)

451 (12)

455 (12)

417 (11)

443 (12)

<.001

Education

      

<High school

946 (25)

597 (16)

374 (10)

189 (5.0)

79 (2.1)

 

High school

1287 (34)

1192 (32)

1061 (29)

826 (22)

489 (13)

 

Some college

869 (23)

1073 (28)

1132 (30)

1140 (30)

900 (24)

 

College

649 (17)

906 (24)

1179 (31)

1603 (43)

2288 (61)

<.001

  1. aHistory of cardiovascular disease defined as self-reported myocardial infarction (MI) or “heart attack”, stroke, coronary artery.bypass surgery, coronary angioplasty or stenting, or evidence of MI from electrocardiogram.
  2. bPercentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding error.