Research Article
A Study of the Relationship between Food Group Recommendations and Perceived Stress: Findings from Black Women in the Deep South
Table 1
Demographics of black women in Deep South dietary study stratified by stress scores.
| | | Total | Lower stress (PSS < 16) | Higher stress (PSS ≥ 16) | value | | ( = 355) | ( = 192) | ( = 163) | | | Mean ± sd | Mean ± sd | Mean ± sd |
| | Age | 49.8 ± 15.3 | 52.8 ± 14.2 | 46.2 ± 15.7 | <0.001 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 36.5 ± 8.6 | 35.7 ± 8.4 | 37.5 ± 8.6 | 0.05 |
| | | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| | Residence | | | | | | Rural | 296 (83.4) | 162 (84.3) | 134 (82.1) | 0.58 | | Urban | 59 (16.6) | 30 (15.7) | 29 (17.8) | | Age category | | | | | | 20–39 | 102 (28.7) | 40 (20.8) | 62 (38.0) | <0.001 | | 40–59 | 148 (41.7) | 82 (42.7) | 66 (40.5) | | 60+ | 105 (29.6) | 70 (36.5) | 35 (21.5) | | Education | | | | | | <HS diploma | 38 (10.7) | 16 (8.3) | 22 (13.5) | 0.05 | | HS diploma/GED | 63 (17.7) | 29 (15.1) | 34 (20.9) | | Some college | 99 (27.9) | 52 (27.1) | 47 (28.8) | | College degree+ | 155 (43.7) | 95 (49.5) | 60 (36.8) | | Employment | | | | | | Employed | 173 (48.7) | 90 (46.9) | 83 (50.9) | 0.02 | | Unemployed | 35 (9.9) | 14 (7.3) | 21 (12.9) | | Retired/disabled | 131 (36.9) | 84 (43.8) | 47 (28.8) | | Student | 16 (4.5) | 4 (2.0) | 12 (7.4) | | Household income | | | | | | <$10,000 | 95 (26.8) | 44 (22.9) | 51 (31.3) | 0.09 | | $10,000–$29,999 | 125 (35.2) | 64 (33.3) | 61 (37.4) | | $30,000–$49,999 | 80 (22.5) | 46 (24.0) | 34 (20.9) | | $50,000+ | 49 (13.8) | 33 (17.2) | 16 (9.8) | | Did not repot | 6 (1.7) | 5 (2.6) | 1 (0.6) |
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