Research Article
Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression among African American and White Women
Table 3
Comparison of participant characteristics by depression status.
| | Depression scale < 4 () | Depression scale ā„ 4 () | value |
| Demographic characteristics | | | | āAge (Standard deviation, SD) | 30.11 (1.49) | 29.78 (1.44) | 0.27 | āYears of education | 12.56 (3.52) | 10.92 (2.47) | 0.02 | āPercentage with college degree | 12.83 | 0 | 0.012 | āNumber of assets | 2.67 (2.17) | 0.76 (1.45) | <0.0001 | āAverage family income | $32,633 (22945) | $21,300 (14614) | 0.14 | āAverage personal income | 15,482 (12238) | 8591 (10719) | 0.02 | āNumber of children | 1.50 (1.31) | 1.72 (1.4) | 0.42 | āPercentage married | 33.62 | 8.00 | 0.007 | āAge at first childās birth | 21.23 (3.83) | 18.70 (2.63) | 0.006 | āPercent black | 82.61 | 74.42 | 0.169 | Health characteristics | | | | āBMI | 26.41 (6.01) | 29.15 (10.07) | 0.03 | āPercent current smoker | 84.28 | 100 | 0.061 | āPercent current drinker | 44.00 | 64.0 | 0.047 | āPercent with very good/excellent self-reported health | 56.54 | 24.00 | <0.001 | Adult neighborhood characteristics | | | | āMedian household income | 30,045 (12492) | 24594 (10335) | 0.043 | āPercent african american | 62.32 (37.07) | 58.61 (44.12) | 0.65 | āPercent poor neighborhood | 53.19 | 68.18 | 0.164 | āPercent reporting crime concerns | 33.30 | 52.17 | 0.059 | Psychological characteristics | | | | āTotal GHQ-28 score | 3.0 (4.03) | 17 (4.43) | <0.001 |
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