Table 1 Descriptive Statistics by Employment Type
From: Exploring the relationship between self-employment and women’s cardiovascular health
Patient characteristic or experience, mean or % | Self-employed (n = 747) | Employed for wages (n = 3, 877) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Health outcomes | |||
Poor health | 13.8 | 14.5 | 0.40 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 | 29.6 | 0.00 |
Obesity | 31.7 | 41.3 | 0.00 |
Hypertension | 19.1 | 27.6 | 0.00 |
Diabetes | 11.5 | 14.3 | 0.07 |
Hyperlipidemia | 31.2 | 34.4 | 0.08 |
Psychological issues | 20.0 | 19.5 | 0.32 |
History of depression | 25.9 | 26.8 | 0.79 |
Health behaviors | |||
Physical activity > 1×/week | 80.4 | 72.0 | 0.00 |
Binge drinking | 62.5 | 66.9 | 0.33 |
Smoking | 43.8 | 45.8 | 0.99 |
Covariates | |||
Age | 61.6 | 59.1 | 0.00 |
College education | 8.4 | 11.5 | 0.06 |
Married | 65.9 | 61.2 | 0.12 |
Children residing in home | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.06 |
Hours worked per week | 67.3 | 52.0 | 0.00 |
Perceived unsafe neighborhood | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.03 |
Healthcare access controls | |||
No health insurance | 9.1 | 5.3 | 0.00 |
Prohibitive care costs | 8.8 | 8.0 | 0.03 |
Limited provider access | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.04 |