Table 1 Selected characteristics of 554 African American community and RDD controls participating in the Women’s Circle of Health Study, New Jersey, 2006-2012
Community (n=347) | RDD (n=207) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | P value1 | |
Age at interview (years) | 0.32 | ||||
<30 | 7 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.4 | |
30-39 | 62 | 17.9 | 44 | 21.3 | |
40-49 | 110 | 31.7 | 66 | 31.9 | |
50-59 | 103 | 29.7 | 67 | 32.4 | |
60+ | 65 | 18.7 | 25 | 12.1 | |
Country of origin | 0.04 | ||||
United States | 312 | 89.9 | 174 | 84.1 | |
Caribbean countries | 28 | 8.1 | 21 | 10.1 | |
Other | 7 | 2.0 | 12 | 5.8 | |
Marital status | <0.05 | ||||
Married or living as married | 107 | 30.9 | 99 | 47.8 | |
Widowed | 29 | 8.4 | 8 | 3.9 | |
Separated, divorced, or no longer living as married | 63 | 18.2 | 38 | 18.4 | |
Single, never married or never lived as married | 147 | 42.5 | 62 | 30.0 | |
Highest grade of school completed | <0.05 | ||||
Less than 12th grade | 60 | 17.3 | 17 | 8.2 | |
High school graduate or equivalent | 96 | 27.7 | 56 | 27.1 | |
Some college | 98 | 28.2 | 54 | 26.1 | |
College graduate | 57 | 16.4 | 53 | 25.6 | |
Post-graduate degree | 36 | 10.4 | 27 | 13.0 | |
Health insurance (multiple choices possible) | |||||
Medicaid | 90 | 25.9 | 34 | 16.4 | <0.05 |
Medicare | 55 | 15.9 | 16 | 7.7 | <0.05 |
Employer-provided insurance | 167 | 48.1 | 133 | 64.3 | <0.05 |
Pay for insurance out of pocket | 11 | 3.2 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.86 |
I do not have health insurance | 26 | 7.5 | 10 | 4.8 | 0.22 |
Other | 36 | 10.4 | 20 | 9.7 | 0.79 |
Annual income | <0.05 | ||||
Less than $15,000 | 89 | 26.5 | 25 | 12.9 | |
$15,000-19,999 | 25 | 7.4 | 14 | 7.2 | |
$20,000-24,999 | 26 | 7.7 | 9 | 4.6 | |
$25,000-34,999 | 31 | 9.2 | 19 | 9.8 | |
$35,000-49,999 | 46 | 13.7 | 36 | 18.6 | |
$50,000-69,999 | 44 | 13.1 | 31 | 16.0 | |
$70,000-89,999 | 31 | 9.2 | 20 | 10.3 | |
$90,000 or more | 44 | 13.1 | 40 | 20.6 | |
Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) – Premenopausal | <0.05 | ||||
< 25 | 37 | 19.3 | 33 | 27.7 | |
25 – 29 | 51 | 26.6 | 39 | 32.8 | |
30+ | 104 | 54.2 | 47 | 39.5 | |
Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) – Postmenopausal | 0.21 | ||||
< 25 | 15 | 9.7 | 14 | 15.9 | |
25-29 | 43 | 27.7 | 28 | 31.8 | |
30+ | 97 | 62.6 | 46 | 52.3 | |
Age at menarche (years) | 0.38 | ||||
<11 | 36 | 10.4 | 27 | 13.0 | |
11-12 | 61 | 17.6 | 30 | 14.5 | |
12-13 | 97 | 28.0 | 48 | 23.2 | |
13-14 | 69 | 19.9 | 41 | 19.8 | |
14 + | 83 | 24.0 | 61 | 29.5 | |
Parity (live births) | <0.01 | ||||
0 | 47 | 13.5 | 31 | 15 | |
1-2 | 162 | 46.7 | 122 | 58.9 | |
3-4 | 101 | 29.1 | 48 | 23.2 | |
≥5 | 37 | 10.7 | 6 | 2.9 | |
Age at first birth (years) | <0.05 | ||||
≤ 19 | 138 | 46.2 | 61 | 34.7 | |
20-24 | 83 | 27.8 | 49 | 27.8 | |
25-30 | 42 | 14.1 | 32 | 18.2 | |
≥31 | 36 | 12 | 34 | 19.3 | |
Breastfeeding | <0.05 | ||||
Nulliparous | 47 | 13.5 | 31 | 15.0 | |
No | 180 | 51.9 | 84 | 40.6 | |
Yes | 120 | 34.6 | 92 | 44.4 | |
Age at menopause (years) | 0.63 | ||||
Premenopausal | 192 | 55.7 | 119 | 57.5 | |
≤ 44 | 25 | 7.2 | 12 | 5.8 | |
45-49 | 45 | 13.0 | 21 | 10.1 | |
50 + | 83 | 24.1 | 55 | 26.6 | |
Ever have hormone replacement therapy? 2 | 0.30 | ||||
Yes | 25 | 16.2 | 19 | 21.6 | |
No | 129 | 83.8 | 69 | 78.4 | |
Ever have a screening mammogram? 3 | 0.27 | ||||
Yes | 252 | 90.6 | 148 | 93.7 | |
No | 26 | 9.4 | 10 | 6.3 | |
History of benign breast disease | 0.99 | ||||
Yes | 77 | 22.2 | 46 | 22.2 | |
No | 270 | 77.8 | 161 | 77.8 | |
Family history of breast cancer? | 0.20 | ||||
Yes | 39 | 11.2 | 31 | 15.0 | |
No | 308 | 88.8 | 176 | 85.0 | |