Table 1 Participant characteristics by APOL1 Risk group and income
APOL1 Risk group | Income status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n | Low-Risk (n = 389) | High-Risk (n = 73) | P value | Lowest Income <14,000/yr) (n = 185) | Higher Income (≥14,000/yr (n = 277) | P value |
Demographics | |||||||
Age (SD), years | 462 | 47.6 (8.9) | 45.9 (9.0) | 0.123 | 47.9 (8.9) | 47.0 (8.9) | 0.253 |
Female, % | 462 | 56.3 | 63.0 | 0.305 | 58.9 | 56.3 | 0.631 |
Percentage European Ancestry (SD), % | 462 | 17.4 (8.5) | 16.7 (8.7) | 0.570 | 17.9 (9.3) | 16.8 (8.0) | 0.161 |
Socioeconomic Factors | |||||||
Less than high school education, % | 462 | 33.9 | 30.1 | 0.590 | 30.8 | 35.0 | 0.366 |
Unemployed, % | 411 | 40.9 | 39.3 | 0.888 | 66.3 | 23.3 | <0.001 |
Uninsured, % | 411 | 38.3 | 30.1 | 0.234 | 42.2 | 33.6 | 0.063 |
No regular health care source, % | 411 | 37.7 | 36.1 | 0.886 | 45.8 | 31.8 | 0.005 |
Clinical and Behavioral Factors | |||||||
Hypertension, % | 429 | 55.7 | 50.0 | 0.427 | 60.0 | 51.4 | 0.092 |
Systolic Blood Pressure, mean (SD), mmHg | 450 | 123 (18) | 121 (16) | 0.534 | 122 (19) | 122 (18) | 0.891 |
Diabetes, % | 462 | 24.9 | 19.2 | 0.370 | 20.5 | 26.4 | 0.182 |
Cardiovascular Disease, % | 461 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 0.742 | 21.1 | 15.9 | 0.175 |
Total Serum Cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL | 462 | 184 (48) | 191 (43) | 0.257 | 178 (42) | 190 (51) | 0.007 |
Obesity, % | 457 | 41.3 | 38.9 | 0.794 | 34.4 | 45.3 | 0.025 |
Tobacco Use ≥ 100 cigs, % | 435 | 70.5 | 69.6 | 0.886 | 76.8 | 66.3 | 0.023 |