Table 1.

Characteristics of SHIELD baseline respondents who completed the EQ-5D, by group

Characteristics	Low Risk n = 5,639	High Risk n = 5,370	Type 2 Diabetes n = 3,849
Age, mean, yrs (SD)	47.0 (16.4)*	58.9 (14.6)*	60.3 (13.1)
Women, %	65.5%*	56.6%	57.8%
Race, % white	88.3%*	88.4%*	85.0%
Education, % with some college or higher	74.0%*	67.3%*	63.9%
Income, % with <$40,000/year	36.5%*	46.3%*	52.5%
Geographic region, %
Northeast	18.8%	19.7%	19.9%
South	34.2%	36.7%	38.5%
Midwest	25.5%	25.5%	23.5%
West	21.4%	18.1%	18.0%

* p < 0.01 for comparison with type 2 diabetes