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. 2023 Sep 14;119(17):2743–2754. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvad147

Table 2.

Descriptive characteristics at baseline of the participants from the COMETS cohorts containing incident and/or prevalent myocardial infarction data

Cohort (Metabolite number) MI type Subsets Sample Size, N Women, % Baseline Age, years Follow-up Age, years BMI, kg/m2 Race, % Follow-up Time, years
ARIC (n = 311) Incident All participants 3776 61 53 (5.7) 76 (8.7) 28.8 (5.9) 38% White, 62% Black 22.8 (8.4)
MI cases 442 55 55 (5.7) 70 (9) 29.3 (5.4) 41% White, 59% Black 15.5 (8)
Controls 3334 62 53 (5.7) 77 (8.3) 28.7 (5.9) 38% White, 62% Black 23.8 (7.8)
Prevalent All participants 3395 62 53 (5.8) 28.7 (5.9) 38% White, 62% Black
MI cases 54 33 57 (5.7) 29.1 (5.1) 56% White, 44% Black
Controls 3341 62 53 (5.7) 28.7 (5.9) 38% White, 62% Black
ET2DS (n = 208) Incident All participants 909 53 68 (4.2) 77 (4.6) 31.4 (5.8) 98% White, 2% non-Whiteb 9.5 (2.8)
MI cases 66 47 69 (3.8) 75 (4.9) 31.2 (5.4) 98% White, 2% non-Whiteb 5.9 (3.1)
Controls 843 53 68 (4.2) 77 (4.6) 31.4 (5.8) 98% White, 2% non-Whiteb 9.8 (2.6)
Prevalent All participants 992 49 68 (4.2) 31.4 (5.7) 98% White, 2% non-Whiteb
MI Cases 147 22 69 (4.1) 31.3 (5.2) 98% White, 2% non-Whiteb
Controls 845 53 68 (4.2) 31.5 (5.8) 98% White, 2% non-Whiteb
GDM (n = 210) Incident All participants 477 41 69 (9.3) 73 (9.1) 30.3 (5.2) 100% White 4.4 (1.3)
MI cases 42 33 70 (8.4) 73 (8.2) 30.1 (5.3) 100% White 2.3 (1.6)
Controls 435 42 69 (9.4) 74 (9.2) 30.4 (5.2) 100% White 4.5 (1.2)
Prevalent All participants 468 41 69 (9.4) 30.4 (5.2) 100% White
MI cases 33 33 71 (10.1) 31.5 (4.8) 100% White
Controls 435 42 69 (9.4) 30.4 (5.2) 100% White
HABC (n = 350) Incident All participants 236 0 75 (2.8) 83 (4.7) 27.0 (4.5) 100% Black 10.6 (5)
MI cases 25 0 75 (2.8) 83 (4.7) 27.0 (4.6) 100% Black 7.6 (3.7)
Controls 211 0 75 (2.9) 81 (4.4) 26.8 (3.2) 100% Black 10.6 (5.1)
Prevalent All participants 1764 0 75 (2.8) 27.0 (4.5) 100% Black
MI cases 63 0 75 (2.8) 27.6 (4.6) 100% Black
Controls 1701 0 74 (2.8) 26.8 (4.4) 100% Black
TwinsUK (n = 591) Incident All participants 911 97 65 (8) 70 (7.7) 26.1 (4.8) 100% White 3.9 (2.9)
MI cases 5 80 74 (5.2) 77 (5.2) 31.7 (9.6) 100% White 2.6 (0.1)
Controls 906 97 66 (8) 70 (7.7) 26.1 (4.7) 100% White 3.9 (2.9)
Prevalent All participants 1708 97 65 (8.6) 26.3 (4.8) 100% White
MI cases 13 77 71 (5.8) 28.5 (5.8) 100% White
Controls 1695 97 65 (8.6) 26.3 (4.8) 100% White
WHI (n = 414) Incident All Participants 1588 100 67 (6.9) 72 (7.5) 28.4 (6.1) 77% White, 23% non-Whitea 5.1 (3.3)
MI cases 793 100 67 (7.0) 72 (7.5) 29.0 (6.3) 77% White, 23% non-Whitea 5.1 (3.3)
Controls 795 100 67 (6.9) 72 (7.4) 27.9 (5.9) 77% White, 23% non-Whitea 5.1 (3.3)
KORA (n = 353) Prevalent All participants 1765 52 61 (8.8) 28.2 (4.8) 100% White
MI cases 63 22 67 (6.6) 30.7 (5.1) 100% White
Controls 1702 53 61 (8.8) 28.1 (4.8) 100% White
Total (unique: n = 1428) Incident All participants 7897 59 66 (7.1) 75 (4.6) 28.7 (2) 69% White, 29% Black, 2% Others 9.4 (7.1)
MI cases 1373 53 68 (7.3) 75 (4.6) 29.7 (1.7) 69% White, 29% Black, 2% Others 6.5 (4.8)
Controls 6524 59 66 (7.2) 75 (4) 28.6 (2.1) 69% White, 29% Black, 2% Others 9.6 (7.5)
Prevalent All participants 10 092 50 65 (7.4) 28.7 (2) 73% White, 27% Blackc
MI cases 373 31 68 (6) 29.8 (1.6) 76% White, 24% Blackc
Controls 9719 51 65 (7.2) 28.6 (2) 73% White, 27% Blackc

aIn the WHI, non-White included: 14% Black or African-American, 3% Hispanic/Latino, 2% Asian or Pacific Islander, and 4% others.

bIn the ET2DS, non-White included for prevalent: 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Black, 0.1% White and Black Caribbean, and 0.1% White and Asian. Specifically, 98.4% are White. Non-White included for incident: 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Black, 0.1% White and Black Caribbean, and 0.1% White and Asian. Specifically, 98.5% are White.

cIt presents <1% of other ethnicities (non-White and non-Black).