Table 1

Race and socioeconomic status among 1202 adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

White (non-Hispanic)BlackHispanicAsian/Pacific IslanderOtherp Value for comparison
n=810n=206n=111n=35n=40
Age (years)58.7 (6.1)56.9 (6.2)58.6 (6.1)56.1 (6.8)57.3 (7.0)0.001
Female gender461 (57%)128 (62%)59 (53%)18 (51%)25 (63%)0.44
Education<0.0001
 Less than high school237 (29%)52 (25%)47 (42%)3 (9%)13 (33%)
 Some college332 (41%)113 (55%)45 (41%)13 (37%)21 (53%)
 College degree+241 (30%)41 (20%)19 (17%)19 (54%)6 (15%)
Income<0.0001
 Low65 (8%)42 (20%)14 (13%)1 (3%)7 (18%)
 Medium470 (58%)123 (60%)69 (62%)16 (46%)21 (53%)
 High207 (26%)28 (14%)8 (7%)17 (49%)4 (10%)
 Missing68 (8%)13 (6%)8 (7%)1 (3%)8 (20%)
Smoking0.0005
 Never smoked96 (12%)27 (13%)20 (18%)16 (46%)6 (15%)
 Current smoker269 (33%)72 (35%)30 (27%)6 (17%)16 (40%)
 Past smoker445 (55%)107 (52%)61 (55%)13 (37%)18 (45%)
  • Proportions are column percentages. All data are n (%) except for age, which is mean (SD).