TABLE 1.

Select Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Stratified by the Number of Cardiometabolic Abnormalities at Baseline Enrollment Into WHI

			No. of Cardiometabolic Abnormalities at Baseline
	All Women		0		1 or 2		3 or 4
Characteristic	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Total	12,076		3508		7593		975
Age group at diagnosis
<60 y	747	6	316	9	395	5	36	4
60–64 y	1445	12	536	15	797	10	112	11
65–69 y	2277	19	708	20	1422	19	147	15
70–74 y	2882	24	791	23	1823	24	268	27
≥75 y	4725	39	1157	33	3156	42	412	42
Education
High school or less	2343	20	484	14	1581	21	278	29
More than high school	9655	80	3000	86	5967	79	688	71
Racea
White (not of Hispanic origin)	10,504	87	3184	91	6565	86	755	77
Black or African American	820	7	101	3	576	8	143	15
Other	752	6	223	6	452	6	77	8
WHI study
Observational	6536	54	2105	60	3916	52	515	53
DM: intervention arm	1623	13	439	13	1072	14	112	11
DM: control arm	2548	21	639	18	1709	23	200	21
CT not randomized to DM	1369	11	325	9	896	12	148	15
Current health care provider
No	630	5	221	6	394	5	15	2
Yes	11,353	95	3264	94	7137	95	952	98
BMI
<25.0 kg/m2	4004	33	2151	62	1823	24	30	3
25.0–29.9 kg/m2	4037	34	1181	34	2588	34	268	28
30.0–34.9 kg/m2	2357	20	134	4	1873	25	350	36
>35.0 kg/m2	1584	13	15	0	1246	17	323	33
Cardiometabolic abnormalities
Waist circumference
<88 cm	6927	57	3508	100	3390	45	29	3
≥88 cm	5149	43	0	–	4203	55	946	97
High cholesterol
No	10,486	87	3508	100	6673	88	305	31
Yes	1590	13	0	–	920	12	670	69
Diabetes
No	11,412	95	3508	100	7401	97	503	52
Yes	664	5	0	–	192	3	472	48
Hypertension
No	5570	46	3508	100	2038	27	24	2
Yes	6506	54	0	–	5555	73	951	98
Lifestyle factors
Smoking status
Never smoked	5993	50	1754	51	3755	50	484	51
Past smoker	5247	44	1486	43	3333	44	428	45
Current smoker	684	6	221	6	418	6	45	5
Alcohol intake
Nondrinker	1190	10	265	8	780	10	145	15
Past drinker	2002	17	410	12	1292	17	300	31
<1 drink/mo	1524	13	383	11	1008	13	133	14
<1 drink/wk	2508	21	704	20	1629	22	175	18
1 to <7 drinks/wk	3145	26	1153	33	1854	25	138	14
≥7 drinks/wk	1637	14	577	17	982	13	78	8
Episodes of moderate to strenuous activity
No activity	1708	15	334	10	1180	16	194	21
Some activity of limited duration	4594	40	1178	36	2985	42	431	46
2 or 3 episodes/wk	2147	19	692	21	1294	18	161	17
≥4 episodes/wk	2982	26	1113	34	1727	24	142	15
HT usage status
Never used	5054	42	1193	34	3352	44	509	52
Past or current user	7010	58	2310	66	4235	56	465	48

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CT, clinical trial; DM, dietary modification; HT, hormone therapy; WHI, Women’s Health Initiative.

^aOther includes Hispanic/Latino, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and other.