Characteristics of eligible and selected study participants
| . | Weighted, random sample . | Eligible for sampling* . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | n = 740 . | n = 1,773 . | ||
| . | n (%) . | n (%) . | ||
| Perceived stress | ||||
| Very low (0) | 134 (18) | 427 (24) | ||
| Low (1-2) | 182 (25) | 590 (33) | ||
| Moderate (3-5) | 133 (18) | 465 (26) | ||
| High (6-7) | 166 (22) | 166 (9) | ||
| Very high (8-16) | 125 (17) | 125 (7) | ||
| Age (y) | ||||
| 35-44 | 134 (18) | 263 (15) | ||
| 45-54 | 279 (38) | 649 (37) | ||
| 55-64 | 212 (29) | 565 (32) | ||
| 65-74 | 115 (16) | 295 (17) | ||
| Race/ethnicity† | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 624 (84) | 1,641 (93) | ||
| African-American | 50 (7) | 50 (3) | ||
| Hispanic | 17 (2) | 33 (2) | ||
| Other | 49 (7) | 49 (3) | ||
| Smoking‡ | ||||
| Never | 346 (47) | 918 (52) | ||
| Former | 216 (29) | 672 (38) | ||
| Current | 178 (24) | 183 (10) | ||
| BMI§ | ||||
| <25 | 309 (42) | 783 (44) | ||
| 25-30 | 209 (28) | 536 (30) | ||
| 30-35 | 141 (19) | 295 (17) | ||
| >35 | 77 (10) | 150 (8) | ||
| History of cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes | ||||
| 137 (19) | 289 (16) | |||
| . | Weighted, random sample . | Eligible for sampling* . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | n = 740 . | n = 1,773 . | ||
| . | n (%) . | n (%) . | ||
| Perceived stress | ||||
| Very low (0) | 134 (18) | 427 (24) | ||
| Low (1-2) | 182 (25) | 590 (33) | ||
| Moderate (3-5) | 133 (18) | 465 (26) | ||
| High (6-7) | 166 (22) | 166 (9) | ||
| Very high (8-16) | 125 (17) | 125 (7) | ||
| Age (y) | ||||
| 35-44 | 134 (18) | 263 (15) | ||
| 45-54 | 279 (38) | 649 (37) | ||
| 55-64 | 212 (29) | 565 (32) | ||
| 65-74 | 115 (16) | 295 (17) | ||
| Race/ethnicity† | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 624 (84) | 1,641 (93) | ||
| African-American | 50 (7) | 50 (3) | ||
| Hispanic | 17 (2) | 33 (2) | ||
| Other | 49 (7) | 49 (3) | ||
| Smoking‡ | ||||
| Never | 346 (47) | 918 (52) | ||
| Former | 216 (29) | 672 (38) | ||
| Current | 178 (24) | 183 (10) | ||
| BMI§ | ||||
| <25 | 309 (42) | 783 (44) | ||
| 25-30 | 209 (28) | 536 (30) | ||
| 30-35 | 141 (19) | 295 (17) | ||
| >35 | 77 (10) | 150 (8) | ||
| History of cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes | ||||
| 137 (19) | 289 (16) | |||
Sampling frame determined using preliminary data on race (not ethnicity) and smoking. Age at enrollment missing on one eligible participant not sampled for telomere study.
Hispanic ethnicity includes all non-Black women who reported Hispanic ethnicity.
Occasional smokers classified as never-smokers (n = 38 eligible, all sampled).
Measured BMI, missing data on nine eligibles, four of whom were sampled.