Research Article
Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression among African American and White Women
Table 2
Comparison of participant characteristics by GHQ case status.
| | GH < 5 () | GHQ ā„ 5 () | value |
| Demographic characteristics | | | | āAge (Standard deviation, SD) | 30.2 | 30 | 0.12 | āYears of Education | 12.7 | 12 | 0.003 | āPercentage with college degree | 13.83 | 8.56 | 0.02 | āNumber of assets | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.0003 | āAverage family income | $33505 | $29790 | 0.09 | āAverage personal income | $16487 | $12520 | <0.001 | āNumber of children | 1.47 | 1.60 | 0.18 | āPercentage married | 34.32 | 29.56 | 0.16 | āAge at first childās birth | 21.4 | 20.7 | 0.04 | āPercent black | 77.40 | 84.29 | 0.01 | āPercent home ownership | 26.4 | 20.6 | 0.06 | Health characteristics | | | | āBMI | 26.1 | 27.3 | 0.009 | āPercent current smoker | 41.5 | 52.2 | 0.003 | āPercent current drinker | 85.5 | 83.8 | 0.62 | āPercent with very good/excellent self-reported health | 65.2 | 32.1 | <0.001 | Adult neighborhood characteristics | | | | āMedian household income | $29829 | $30075 | 0.79 | āPercent african american | 64.9 | 55.8 | 0.001 | āPercent poor neighborhood | 54.3 | 51.8 | 0.51 | āPercent reporting crime concerns | 33.08 | 35.45 | 0.49 | Psychological characteristics | | | | āTotal GHQ-28 score | 1.0 | 9.4 | <0.001 | āGHQ depression | 0.36 | 3.8 | <0.001 | āGHQ anxiety | .04 | 1.0 | <0.001 |
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