Table 1.
Weighted distribution of baseline characteristics by sex in the external validation cohort*
| Risk factor | External validation cohort | |
| Male N=10 525 |
Female N=12 952 |
|
| Age (years) | 51.7 | 47.4 |
| Age group (years) | ||
| <45 | 52.3 | 48.3 |
| 45–64 | 35.5 | 36.3 |
| ≥65 | 12.2 | 15.3 |
| Ethnicity† | ||
| White ethnicity | 68.7 | 69.0 |
| Other ethnicities | 31.1 | 30.8 |
| Missing | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Education | ||
| Less than postsecondary | 41.0 | 38.0 |
| Some or postsecondary graduation | 58.4 | 61.4 |
| Missing | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||
| <23 | 13.7 | 27.7 |
| 23.0–24.9 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 43.2 | 28.2 |
| 30.0–34.9 | 17.9 | 14.1 |
| ≥35.0 | 8.1 | 10.0 |
| Missing | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Current smoker | 24.2 | 18.9 |
| Non-smoker | 75.4 | 80.8 |
| Missing | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Hypertension | ||
| Yes | 25.5 | 25.2 |
| No | 74.4 | 74.8 |
| Missing | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| Heart disease | ||
| Yes | 10.8 | 9.2 |
| No | 89.1 | 90.7 |
| Missing | 0.1 | 0.1 |
*Numbers are weighted percentages using weights by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
†Ethnicity is self-described by survey respondents. Others include Hispanic, black, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, other race category, or those who self-identified with multiple ethnicities.