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Table 3 Characteristics among men and women stratified by education (N = 4340)

From: Association of adiponectin and socioeconomic status in African American men and women: the Jackson heart study

 

Education

 

< high school

High school or GED

Some college or vocational

≥ College graduate

P-value

Men (n = 1604)

Age (years), mean ± std

65.05 ± 10.64

53.34 ± 12.73

48.92 ± 11.93

52.49 ± 11.67

<.0001

Health Behavior

Current smoker,%

22.22

20.40

21.70

10.43

<.0001

Physical activity score, mean ± std

6.99 ± 2.46

8.38 ± 2.59

9.41 ± 2.52

9.18 ± 2.34

<.0001

Alcohol consumption, %

46.15

58.67

64.48

64.87

<.0001

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± std

28.57 ± 5.70

29.34 ± 5.58

30.60 ± 6.77

30.11 ± 6.21

<.0001

Health Status

Hypertension, %

76.22

60.54

53.32

56.45

<.0001

SBP (mmHg), mean ± std

132.87 ± 20.89

128.47 ± 17.47

126.20 ± 16.96

126.26 ± 16.78

<.0001

DBP(mmHg), mean ± std

79.10 ± 10.76

81.50 ± 10.37

82.57 ± 11.01

81.69 ± 9.93

0.0002

Type 2 diabetes, %

24.03

16.89

13.33

12.26

<.0001

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

126.54 ± 38.75

126.98 ± 36.27

129.01 ± 35.87

130.56 ± 36.05

0.4188

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

48.34 ± 13.90

46.04 ± 11.86

45.51 ± 12.43

45.13 ± 11.91

0.0068

Triglyceride (mg/dl), mean ± std

109.24 ± 68.53

108.55 ± 62.68

123.60 ± 95.59

111.13 ± 105.56

0.0643

HOMA-IR, mean ± std

3.15 ± 1.89

3.42 ± 2.27

3.52 ± 2.00

3.51 ± 2.89

0.2609

CRP (mg/dL), mean ± std

0.59 ± 2.11

0.36 ± 0.62

0.32 ± 0.49

0.31 ± 0.60

0.0013

Women (n = 2736)

Age (years), mean ± std

64.97 ± 10.11

57.11 ± 12.26

50.32 ± 11.97

53.20 ± 11.56

<.0001

Health Behavior

Current smoker, %

13.00

11.63

12.95

7.69

0.0014

Physical activity score, mean ± std

6.69 ± 2.42

7.83 ± 2.60

8.71 ± 2.48

8.89 ± 2.33

<.0001

Alcohol consumption, %

20.13

33.90

44.35

48.86

<.0001

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± std

33.42 ± 7.75

33.06 ± 7.44

33.66 ± 8.21

31.93 ± 7.04

<.0001

Health Status

Hypertension, %

82.52

69.81

57.76

56.55

<.0001

SBP (mmHg), mean ± std

132.34 ± 19.42

128.55 ± 20.03

124.12 ± 17.44

123.80 ± 16.92

<.0001

DBP(mmHg), mean ± std

75.21 ± 10.05

77.89 ± 10.27

78.00 ± 10.15

77.24 ± 9.92

<.0001

Type 2 diabetes, %

31.01

18.49

16.89

15.75

<.0001

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

128.75 ± 37.36

127.76 ± 36.95

125.11 ± 37.74

123.06 ± 33.63

0.0259

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

56.38 ± 16.02

55.70 ± 14.86

53.59 ± 13.28

55.74 ± 14.81

0.0084

Triglyceride (mg/dl), mean ± std

105.28 ± 54.41

98.73 ± 48.31

103.63 ± 67.07

96.02 ± 62.63

0.0196

HOMA-IR, mean ± std

4.08 ± 2.56

3.89 ± 2.50

3.84 ± 2.30

3.57 ± 2.48

0.0104

CRP (mg/dL), mean ± std

0.67 ± 1.04

0.58 ± 0.79

0.64 ± 0.85

0.53 ± 0.74

0.0104

  1. Abbreviations: std standard deviation, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homoeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, CRP C-reactive protein