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Table 1 Unadjusted associations of QoL in White women

From: Racial differences in lifestyle, demographic, and health factors associated with quality of life (QoL) in midlife women

 

White

 

Risk Factor

lowQOL, N = 461

midQOL, N = 1421

highQOL, N = 2391

p-value2

Age Group

 45–49

27 (59%)

93 (65%)

154 (64%)

0.7

 50–54

19 (41%)

49 (35%)

85 (36%)

Education Level

 Graduated college

26 (57%)

101 (71%)

190 (79%)

0.003

 Did not graduate college

20 (43%)

41 (29%)

49 (21%)

Income Level

 High Income

16 (35%)

97 (68%)

190 (79%)

< 0.001

 Low Income

9 (20%)

8 (5.6%)

10 (4.2%)

 Middle Income

21 (46%)

37 (26%)

39 (16%)

BMI Status

 obese BMI of 30 or greater

16 (35%)

37 (26%)

40 (17%)

0.003

 overweight BMI of 25–29.9

8 (17%)

44 (31%)

56 (23%)

 normal BMI of 18.5–24.9

22 (48%)

61 (43%)

143 (60%)

Marital Status

 Married

25 (54%)

101 (71%)

188 (79%)

0.002

 Single

11 (24%)

20 (14%)

16 (6.7%)

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated

10 (22%)

21 (15%)

35 (15%)

Smoking Status

 Current

9 (20%)

14 (9.9%)

17 (7.1%)

0.039

 Former/Never

37 (80%)

128 (90%)

222 (93%)

Drinker

37 (80%)

112 (79%)

210 (88%)

0.053

Employment Status

 Employed

32 (70%)

117 (82%)

198 (83%)

0.10

 Unemployed

14 (30%)

25 (18%)

41 (17%)

Menopausal Status

 Peri-menopause

21 (46%)

64 (45%)

85 (36%)

0.13

 Pre-menopause

25 (54%)

78 (55%)

154 (64%)

Experienced Hot flashes

 Yes

23 (50%)

68 (48%)

93 (39%)

0.14

 No/Don’t Know

23 (50%)

74 (52%)

146 (61%)

No. of Comorbidities

 0–2

16 (35%)

66 (46%)

122 (51%)

0.061

 3–4

15 (33%)

44 (31%)

80 (33%)

 5 or more

15 (33%)

32 (23%)

37 (15%)

CES-D > =16

31 (67%)

47 (33%)

18 (7.5%)

< 0.001

Hormone Replacement Therapy Use

2 (4.3%)

1 (0.7%)

6 (2.5%)

0.2

Ever Pregnant

35 (76%)

128 (90%)

208 (87%)

0.049

Sleep Disturbances

  > 5 times per month

12 (26%)

14 (9.9%)

27 (11%)

< 0.001

 0–4/mon

17 (37%)

92 (65%)

166 (69%)

 2–4 times per month

17 (37%)

36 (25%)

46 (19%)

Sexually Active

32 (70%)

114 (80%)

215 (90%)

< 0.001

  1. 1Statistics presented: n (%)
  2. 2Statistical tests performed: chi-square test of independence; Fisher’s exact test