Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Measure | Value | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 24,548 |
| Male | 25,880 | |
| Deceased | Yes | 963 |
| Ever married | Yes | 29,726 |
| Age | <50 | 10,046 |
| [50,60) | 11,656 | |
| [60,70) | 12,615 | |
| ≥80 | 5,239 | |
| Hypertension diagnosis | Yes | 33,427 |
| Hyperlipidemia diagnosis | Yes | 20,741 |
| Hypercholesterolemia diagnosis | Yes | 11,818 |
| Albuminuria diagnosis | Yes | 162 |
| Diabetes medication | Yes | 45,321 |
| Beta blocker medication | Yes | 15,638 |
| Aspirin medication | Yes | 23,936 |
| ACE Inhibitor medication | Yes | 23,208 |
| Smoking med | Yes | 326 |
| Eye exam in last year | Yes | 14,426 |
| Foot exam in last year | Yes | 21,770 |
| Smoking status at last exam | current | 11,926 |
| former | 8,239 | |
| never | 17,228 | |
| N/A | 13,035 | |
| Last HgbA1c | > 9 | 7,049 |
| Last blood pressure | > 140/90 | 17,566 |
| Last microalbumin | > 15 | 21,745 |
| Last total cholesterol | <200 | 36,925 |
| [200,240) | 9,637 | |
| ≥240 | 4,136 | |
| Last LDL | <130 | 41,931 |
| [130,160) | 5,743 | |
| ≥160 | 2,754 | |
| Best LDL | <130 | 35,318 |
| [130,160) | 10,698 | |
| ≥160 | 4,412 | |
| Last HDL | <40 | 14,893 |
| ≥ 40 | 35,535 | |
| Last triglyceride | <200 | 36,893 |
| [200,240) | 12,580 | |
| ≥240 | 955 | |
| History of myocardial infarction (mi) | Yes | 1,461 |
| Microalbuminuria (malb) diagnosis | Yes | 1,230 |
| Ischemic heart disease (ihd) diagnosis | Yes | 6,970 |
| Peripheral vascular disease (pvd) diagnosis | Yes | 2,027 |
| History of cerebrovascular accident (cva) | Yes | 2,156 |
| Congestive heart failure (chf) diagnosis | Yes | 2,870 |