Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of the Blacks in the DHS and Cook County Samples[Note]
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All Blacks |
Black Men |
Black Women |
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| Characteristic | DHS | Cook County | DHS | Cook County | DHS | Cook County |
| Total no. of subjects | 1,822 | 850 | 771 | 523 | 1,051 | 315 |
| No. (%) of men | 771 (42) | 523 (62)a | 771 (100) | 523 (100) | NA | NA |
| Age (years) | 45 ± 10 | 42 ± 7a | 45.1 ± 10 | 43 ± 7a | 45 ± 10 | 41 ± 7a |
| BMI | 32.0 ± 8.1 | 26.6 ± 7.3a | 29.6 ± 7.1 | 25.2 ± 5.9a | 33.7 ± 8.8 | 28.8 ± 9.1a |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 177 ± 39 | 172 ± 38b | 177 ± 39 | 170 ± 37b | 178 ± 39 | 175 ± 39 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl)c | 88 (59) | 85 (62) | 92 (72) | 85 (64) | 83 (50) | 82 (59) |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 104 ± 36 | 99 ± 37a | 104 ± 37 | 96.8 ± 36a | 105 ± 35 | 103 ± 39 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 52 ± 15 | 52 ± 15 | 50 ± 16 | 52 ± 16d | 54 ± 15 | 52 ± 15d |
| VLDL-C (mg/dl)c | 17 (12) | 17 (12) | 18 (14) | 17 (13) | 17 (10) | 16 (12) |
Note.— Data are mean (±SD) unless indicated otherwise. All lipoprotein levels and BMIs were adjusted for age (and sex, where appropriate) by linear regression. Percentages were compared by two-sided Fisher’s exact test, and means were compared by two-sided Welch t test. HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NA = not applicable.
a
P<.001.
b
P<.01.
c
Data are medians (interquartile range).
d
P<.05.