Table 1.
Characteristics of participants in the present study
| N=98,564 Mean (SD) or N (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Age at enrollment | 51.31 (16.87) |
| Sex (male) | 38,263 (38.82%) |
| Ancestry (genetically determined) | |
| European | 48,351 (49.06%) |
| African | 23,048 (23.38%) |
| Latino/Admixed American | 15,072 (15.29%) |
| Othera | 8,842 (8.97%) |
| East Asian | 2,114 (2.14%) |
| South Asian | 968 (0.98%) |
| Middle Eastern | 169 (0.17%) |
| Race (self-reported) | |
| White | 51,245 (51.99%) |
| Black or African American | 21,682 (22.00%) |
| Asian | 3,063 (3.11%) |
| More than one population | 1,689 (1.71%) |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 557 (0.57%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 86 (0.09%) |
| Not availableb | 20,242 (20.54%) |
| Ethnicity (self-reported) | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 76,228 (77.34%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19,431 (19.71%) |
| Not availablec | 2,905 (2.95%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 5,120 (5.19%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 3,544 (3.60%) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 8,557 (8.68%) |
| N=34,538 | |
| Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) | 105.77 (37.27) |
| N=94,842 | |
| Body height (cm) | 167.67 (9.86) |
a
Ancestry - other: not belonging to one of the other ancestries or is an admixture.
b
Race - not available: participants who skipped this survey question or self-reported as “None Indicated”, “None of these”, or “I prefer not to answer” were included in this category.
c
Ethnicity - not available: participants who skipped this question or selected “None Of These” or “Prefer Not To Answer” were included in this category.