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. 2022 Aug 27;21:100196. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100196

Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

2015–2016 2017–2018 P-value
n 5412 5856
Male (%) 2613 (48.3) 2840 (48.5) 0.83
Age (mean (SD)) 48.10 (18.53) 49.89 (18.78) 0.85
Race (%) 0.97
 White 1731 (32.0) 2032 (34.7)
 Black 1138 (21.0) 1343 (22.9)
 Hispanic 1686 (31.2) 1335 (22.8)
 Other 857 (15.8) 1146 (19.6)
Ratio family income to poverty (%) 0.63
 0–1 1242 (22.9) 1143 (19.5)
 1–2 1509 (27.9) 1647 (28.1)
 2–3 923 (17.1) 989 (16.9)
 3+ 1738 (32.1) 2077 (35.5)
BMI, kg/m2 29.39 (7.04) 29.71 (7.42) 0.26
Waist circumference, cm 99.80 (16.90) 100.42 (17.42) 0.54
Systolic BP, mm Hg 124.89 (18.47) 126.30 (20.28) 0.94
Diastolic BP, mm Hg 69.58 (11.90) 72.04 (12.60) 0.01
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 53.9 (16.6) 53.2 (14.7) 0.05
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 188.8 (39.5) 186.6 (39.8) 0.10
White blood count, 1000 cells/μL 7.00 [5.80, 8.50] 7.00 [5.70, 8.50] 0.51
Platelet count, 1000 cells/μL 239.42 (59.59) 242.83 (62.35) 0.05
General health 0.68
 Fair/poor 1345 (24.9) 1447 (24.7)
 Good 2267 (41.9) 2472 (42.2)
 Excellent/very good 1800 (33.3) 1937 (33.1)
Arthritis 1342 (24.8) 1704 (29.1) 0.57
Congestive heart failure 190 (3.5) 204 (3.5) 0.95
Coronary heart disease 220 (4.1) 266 (4.5) 0.35
Angina 120 (2.2) 163 (2.8) 0.15
Heart attack 226 (4.2) 273 (4.7) 0.63
Liver condition 239 (4.4) 307 (5.2) 0.11
COPD 174 (3.2) 297 (5.1) 0.09
Cancer 494 (9.1) 593 (10.1) 0.72
MET score, min/week 1200 [0, 4320] 1320 [0, 4800] 0.01
Statin 978 (18.1) 1200 (20.5) 0.86
Metformin 496 (9.2) 606 (10.3) 0.65
Smoking, current 994 (18.4) 1021 (17.4) 0.44

BMI: body mass index, HDL: high density lipoprotein, BP: blood pressure, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, MET: metabolic activity.