Research Article

Hostility Modifies the Association between TV Viewing and Cardiometabolic Risk

Table 1

Demographic and behavioral distribution of participants by levels of hostility at baseline (Year 5), CARDIA, 1985.

CharacteristicLow hostility High hostilityP valueTotal ( )
( ) ( ) (%)

Age (y)30.4 ± 3.5a29.4 ± 3.7<0.001c29.9 ± 3.6
A priori diet quality score69.6 ± 11.763.8 ± 12<0.001c66.6 ± 12.2
Physical activity score377.2 ± 280.8400.4 ± 310.80.03c389.4 ± 297.2
Sex
 Male 660 (41.7)b922 (58.3)<0.001d1582 (48.4)
 Female 887 (52.6)800 (47.4)1687 (51.6)
Race
 Black514 (32.6)1062 (67.4)<0.001d1576 (48.2)
 White 1033 (61.0)660 (39.0)1693 (51.8)
Highest education
 ≤12 years168 (27.2)450 (72.8)<0.001d618 (18.9)
 >12 years1379 (52.0)1272 (48.0)2651 (81.1)
Family income (year)
 <24,999471 (37.4)788 (62.6)<0.001d1259 (38.5)
 25,000–49,999 577 (48.2)621 (51.8)1198 (36.7)
 ≥50,000499 (61.5)313 (38.6)812 (24.8)
Alcohol use (drinks/week)
 0731 (50.5)717 (49.5)<0.001d1866 (57.1)
 1–6 562 (50.6)549 (49.4)1403 (42.9)
 ≥7 254 (35.8)456 (64.2)
Smoking status 1448 (44.3)
 Never 975 (52.3)891 (47.8)<0.001d1111 (34.0)
 Former/current 572 (40.8)831 (59.2)710 (21.7)

Mean ± SD (all such values).
(%) (all such values).
Results were tested by one-way ANOVA analysis.
Results were tested by test.