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Table 1 Description of select characteristics of participants contacted for follow-up study (n = 69)

From: Preliminary feasibility for recruiting and retaining black and white females to provide fecal samples for longitudinal research

 

Total (n = 69)

Black (n = 44)

White (n = 25)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

45.0 ± 13.1

43.7 ± 12.6

48.0 ± 14.0

Body mass index (kg/m2)

31.6 ± 7.8

33.9 ± 7.8

27.5 ± 5.8

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Marital statusa

 Single/never married

22 (32.4)

18 (41.9)

4 (16.0)

 Married

23 (33.8)

10 (23.3)

13 (52.0)

 Living with partner, but not married

2 (2.9)

1 (2.3)

1 (4.0)

 No longer married (divorced, widowed)

20 (29.4)

13 (30.2)

7 (28.0)

 Separated

1 (1.5)

1 (2.3)

0 (0)

Education

 High school/GED

8 (11.6)

7 (15.9)

1 (4.0)

 Some college

18 (26.1)

14 (31.8)

4 (16.0)

 Associate degree

10 (14.5)

8 (18.2)

2 (8.0)

 Bachelor’s degree

20 (29.0)

9 (20.5)

11 (44.0)

 Graduate or professional degree

13 (18.8)

6 (13.6)

7 (28.0)

Annual household income

 Less than $20,000

24 (34.8)

18 (40.9)

6 (24.0)

 $20,000–$39,999

11 (15.9)

10 (22.7)

1 (4.0)

 $40,000–$59,999

16 (23.2)

9 (20.5)

7 (28.0)

 $60,000–$79,999

9 (13.0)

4 (9.1)

5 (20.0)

 $80,000 or more

9 (13.0)

3 (6.8)

6 (24.0)

  1. aMissing for n = 1