Table 1 Characteristics of Low- and High-income Postmenopausal Women (N = 2570)

Age

 < 65

396

(40.4)

1000

(77.0)

 ≥65

790

(59.6)

384

(23.0)

Education

 High school graduation or lower

1112

(93.1)

1060

(76.2)

 Two-year college or higher

72

(6.9)

323

(23.8)

Living with a spouse^b

 Yes

689

(60.7)

1116

(82.4)

 No

496

(39.3)

267

(17.7)

Employment status

 Employed

470

(39.9)

696

(50.3)

 Unemployed

715

(60.1)

687

(49.8)

Hypertension

 Yes

671

(54.2)

553

(38.3)

 No

512

(45.8)

824

(61.7)

Diabetes

 Yes

266

(21.3)

202

(14.4)

 No

892

(78.7)

1161

(85.6)

Current smoking^b

 Yes

56

(5.1)

33

(2.2)

 No

1128

(94.9)

1349

(97.8)

Current drinking^b

 Yes

263

(22.9)

439

(33.1)

 No

921

(77.2)

943

(66.9)

High-risk drinking^b

 Yes

91

(9.1)

135

(9.9)

 No

1093

(90.9)

1247

(90.1)

Insufficient walking

 Yes

745

(62.4)

758

(54.9)

 No

438

(37.6)

625

(45.1)

Insufficient muscle-strengthening exercises

 Yes

1059

(88.8)

1169

(84.1)

 No

127

(11.2)

214

(15.9)

Insufficient sleep duration^b

 Yes

637

(53.5)

681

(47.9)

 No

545

(46.5)

703

(52.2)

Nondaily vegetable intake^b

 Yes

3

(0.3)

5

(0.4)

 No

1040

(99.8)

1167

(99.6)

Nondaily fruit intake

 Yes

541

(52.3)

431

(36.9)

 No

502

(47.7)

741

(63.1)

Lack of weight control efforts

 Yes

473

(38.8)

376

(25.5)

 No

711

(61.2)

1006

(74.5)