Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression among African American and White Women

Table 1

Comparison of participant characteristics by race.

	White females (𝑛=163)	Black females (𝑛=757)	𝑃 value
Demographic characteristics
Age (Standard deviation, SD)	29.9 (0.11)	30.1 (0.05)	0.12
Years of education	10.89 (0.16)	12.87 (0.13)	0.0001
Percentage with college degree	3%	14%	0.0001
Number of assets	3.17 (0.17))	2.48 (0.08)	0.0002
Average family income	$35,638 (2594)	$31,807 (1088)	0.18
Average personal income	$12, 325 (1018)	$16,010 (500)	0.0013
Number of children	1.55(0.09)	1.49 (0.05)	0.54
Percentage married	59%	27%	0.0001
Age at first child’s birth	21.19 (0.33)	21.19 (0.16)	0.99
Percent below poverty level	28%	33%	0.216
Health characteristics
BMI	26.51(0.48)	26.82 (0.22)	0.56
Percent current smoker	52%	42%	0.015
Percent current drinker	85%	84%	0.871
Percent with very good/excellent self-reported health	53%	56%	0.026
Adult neighborhood characteristics
Median household income	$37,578 (1211)	$28,655 (451)	0.0001
Percent african american	8%	72%	0.0001
Percent poor neighborhood	25%	58%	0.0001
Percent reporting crime concerns	25%	36%	0.010
Psychological characteristics
Total GHQ-28 score	4.42 (0.38)	3.12 (0.16)	0.002
Mean GHQ depression score	0.57 (0.095)	0.25 (0.03)	0.001
Mean GHQ anxiety score	1.80 (0.17)	1.22 (.068)	0.002