Table 1

Variables and descriptive statistics (full sibling sample)

Question TextVariableWaveMeanSDN
Hypertension Has a doctor, nurse or other health care provider ever told you that you have or had: high blood pressure or hypertension? [If female add, when you were not pregnant] 0 = No, 1 = Yes H4ID5C IV .105 .307 1,879 
Hypertension, Stage 1 Self-reported hypertension, with measured blood pressure over Stage 1 thresholds in the biometric component replacing otherwise negative indicators; 0 = No, 1 = Yes C4VAR045 IV .236 .424 1,879 
Hypertension, Stage 2 Self-reported hypertension, with measured blood pressure over Stage 2 thresholds in the biometric component replacing otherwise negative indicators; 0 = No, 1 = Yes C4VAR046 IV .123 .329 1,879 
Skin Tone What is the respondent’s skin color? [Interviewer coded] 1–5 (Recoded from original variable as: 1 = white; 2 = light brown; 3 = medium brown; 4 = dark brown; 5 = black) H3IR17 III 4.350 1.126 1,630 
Sex Respondent’s biological sex [Interviewer coded and asked if necessary] 0 = Male, 1 = Female BIO_SEX4 IV .518 .500 1,879 
Age Age derived from date of birth at administration of Wave IV interview H4OD1Y IV 28.946 1.748 1,879 
Time Outdoors During a typical summer week, how many hours do you spend outdoors in the sun during the day? H4DA17 IV 14.936 17.211 1,830 
Body Mass Index Body mass index calculated from height and weight in the biometric component of the survey H4BMI IV 29.175 7.742 1,847 
Question TextVariableWaveMeanSDN
Hypertension Has a doctor, nurse or other health care provider ever told you that you have or had: high blood pressure or hypertension? [If female add, when you were not pregnant] 0 = No, 1 = Yes H4ID5C IV .105 .307 1,879 
Hypertension, Stage 1 Self-reported hypertension, with measured blood pressure over Stage 1 thresholds in the biometric component replacing otherwise negative indicators; 0 = No, 1 = Yes C4VAR045 IV .236 .424 1,879 
Hypertension, Stage 2 Self-reported hypertension, with measured blood pressure over Stage 2 thresholds in the biometric component replacing otherwise negative indicators; 0 = No, 1 = Yes C4VAR046 IV .123 .329 1,879 
Skin Tone What is the respondent’s skin color? [Interviewer coded] 1–5 (Recoded from original variable as: 1 = white; 2 = light brown; 3 = medium brown; 4 = dark brown; 5 = black) H3IR17 III 4.350 1.126 1,630 
Sex Respondent’s biological sex [Interviewer coded and asked if necessary] 0 = Male, 1 = Female BIO_SEX4 IV .518 .500 1,879 
Age Age derived from date of birth at administration of Wave IV interview H4OD1Y IV 28.946 1.748 1,879 
Time Outdoors During a typical summer week, how many hours do you spend outdoors in the sun during the day? H4DA17 IV 14.936 17.211 1,830 
Body Mass Index Body mass index calculated from height and weight in the biometric component of the survey H4BMI IV 29.175 7.742 1,847 
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