Table 1 General characteristics of sample population
Variables | Black women (n = 194) | White women (n = 153) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 24 (21–30) | 31 (24–38) | < 0.0001 |
Anthropometry | |||
 Height (m) | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | < 0.0001 |
 Weight (cm) | 74.9 (58.9–90.6) | 69.3 (61.0–85.1) | 0.5368 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 30.4 (23.0–36.0) | 24.5 (21.7–30.8) | 0.0003 |
 WC (cm) | 86.5 (74.0–103.5) | 85.0 (77.0–96.0) | 0.6503 |
Blood pressure | |||
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 101.5 (101.5–118.0) | 102.5 (102.5–116.0) | 0.523 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 68.0 (68.0–80.5) | 67.5 (67.5–81.5) | 0.6211 |
SES factors | |||
Education (%) |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Have not completed high school | 43.3 | 3.3 |  |
 Completed high school | 39.7 | 18.3 |  |
 Tertiary education | 17 | 78.4 |  |
Housing density (persons/room) | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | < 0.0001 |
Asset index (amenities/house) | 7.0 (5.0–10.0) | 12.0 (11.0–14.0) | < 0.0001 |
Lifestyle factors | |||
Smoking status (%) |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Current smoker | 7.2 | 15.7 |  |
 Ex-smoker | 2.6 | 15.7 |  |
 Non-smoker | 90.2 | 68.6 |  |
Alcohol use (%) |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Non-drinker | 70.7 | 20.5 |  |
 Moderate drinker | 16 | 46.6 |  |
 Heavy drinker | 13.3 | 32.9 |  |
Physical activity (%) |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Insufficiently active (< 150 min/week) | 64.7 | 84 |  |
 Sufficiently active (≥150 min/week) | 35.3 | 16 |  |
Contraceptive use (%) |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 None | 68.6 | 68.6 |  |
 Oral | 4.6 | 25.5 |  |
 Injection | 26.8 | 5.9 |  |