Table 1 Demographic and individual characteristics of the study population according to the presence of AMD status (N = 4831) in NHANES (2005 − 2008 ).
non-AMD (N = 4458) | AMD (n = 373) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 58.3 (12.0) | 70.3 (11.2) | < 0.001** |
Gender [n (%)] | |||
Male | 2242 (50.3%) | 193 (51.7%) | 0.628 |
Female | 2216 (49.7%) | 180 (48.3%) | |
Race/ethnicity [n (%)] | < 0.001** | ||
Mexican American | 696 (15.6%) | 45 (12.1%) | |
Other Hispanic | 305 (6.8%) | 17 (4.6%) | |
Non-Hispanic White | 2402(53.9%) | 266 (71.3%) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 911 (20.4%) | 34 (9.1%) | |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 144 (3.2%) | 11 (2.9%) | |
Education [n (%)] | 0.081 | ||
Less than 9th grade | 578 (13.0%) | 56 (15.0%) | |
9-11th grade | 679 (15.2%) | 45 (12.1%) | |
High school | 1085 (24.3%) | 109 (29.2%) | |
Some college or AA degree | 1155 (25.9%) | 94 (25.2%) | |
College graduate or above | 961 (21.6%) | 69 (18.5%) | |
Family Income-to-Poverty Ratio | 2.82 (1.63) | 2.51 (1.48) | < 0.001** |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.3 (6.51) | 28.4 (5.68) | 0.006** |
Hypertension [n (%)] | 1980 (44.4%) | 207 (55.5%) | 0.001** |
Smoking [n (%)] | 2347 (52.6%) | 205 (55.0%) | 0.420 |
Alcohol [n (%)] | 3075 (69.0%) | 243 (65.1%) | 0.141 |
