Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by hsCRP level dichotomized at the median.

	Total N = 244	Low hsCRP (<median) n = 122	High hsCRP (≥median) n = 122
Demographics
Age, Years, mean (SD)	50.8 (6.5)	50.5 (6.7)	51.1 (6.4)
Women, n (%)	118 (48.4)	52 (42.6)	66 (54.1)
Black Race, n (%)	157 (64.3)	66 (54.1)	91 (74.6)
Married, n (%)	101 (41.4)	58 (47.5)	43 (35.2)
Income <25K, n (%)	87 (39.0)	36 (32.1)	51 (45.9)
Education, Years mean (SD)	13.8 (2.8)	14.3 (3.0)	13.3 (2.6)
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
BMI, mean (SD)	31.5 (7.4)	28.5 (5.4)	34.6 (7.9)
Ever Smoker, n (%)	134 (54.9)	63 (51.6)	71 (58.2)
History of Hypertension, n (%)	200 (82.0)	92 (75.4)	108 (88.5)
History of High Cholesterol, n (%)	198 (81.2)	92 (75.4)	106 (86.9)
History of Diabetes, n (%)	80 (32.8)	33 (27.0)	47 (38.5)
Clinical Characteristics
Ejection Fraction, mean (SD)	50.3 (12.1)	50.9 (11.0)	49.7 (13.1)
Prior MI, n (%)	47 (19.3)	23 (18.9)	24 (19.8)
STEMI, n (%)	67 (27.5)	33 (27.0)	34 (27.9)
Months since MI, mean (SD)	5.2 (1.6)	5.2 (1.7)	5.3 (1.6)
Medications
Beta Blockers, n (%)	207 (85.2)	104 (85.2)	103 (85.1)
Statins, n (%)	203 (83.5)	107 (87.7)	96 (79.3)
Aspirin, n (%)	198 (81.5)	108 (88.5)	90 (74.4)
ACE Inhibitors, n (%)	113 (46.5)	62 (50.8)	51 (42.1)
Antidepressants, n (%)	39 (16.1)	16 (13.1)	23 (19.0)
Psychosocial Risk Factors
Current Major Depression, n (%)	40 (16.6)	15 (12.5)	25 (20.7)
Beck Depression Inventory, mean (SD)	12.3 (10.5)	11.5 (9.9)	13.0 (11.0)
Current PTSD Diagnosis, n (%)	31 (12.9)	14 (11.7)	17 (14.0)
PTSD Score, mean (SD)	32.4 (15.0)	31 (14.3)	33.7 (15.7)
PTSD – Reexperiencing Score, mean (SD)	9.0 (4.8)	8.5 (4.3)	9.5 (5.1)
PTSD – Hyperarousal Score, mean (SD)	10.3 (5.1)	9.8 (4.8)	10.8 (5.3)
PTSD – Avoidance Score, mean (SD)	13.0 (.64)	12.7 (6.3)	13.3 (6.4)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, mean (SD)	36.0 (13.0)	34.3 (11.9)	37.7 (13.8)