Table 1:
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristics | Participants (n=24,505) |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 58.6 (9.7) |
| Women, n,% | 13,627 (55.6) |
| Tobacco use, n,% | 5,308 (21.7) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure, mean (SD), mmHg | 138.4 (20.6) |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 27.7 (5.2) |
| LDL cholesterol, mean, (SD), mg/dL | 131.5 (37.4) |
| Diabetes, n,% | 2,415 (10.0) |
| eGFR, mean (SD), mL/min | 74.9 (17.2) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic Black, n,% | 5,084 (20.7) |
| Non-Hispanic White, n,% | 16,924 (69.1) |
| Hispanic, n,% | 2,497 (10.2) |
| Study | |
| ARIC, n, % | 11,625 (47.4) |
| CHS, n, % | 3,755 (15.3) |
| FOS, n, % | 1,801 (7.4) |
| MESA, n, % | 5,613 (23.0) |
| NOMAS, n, % | 1,709 (7.0) |