Table 1.

Baseline Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Cohort: NOMAS

	Prevalence
	Overall, n=3297	Women, n=2077	Men, n=1220	White, n=692	Black, n=791	Hispanic, n=1714
Sociodemographic characteristics
Mean age, y	69±10	70±11	68±10	74±10+	72±10	66±9
Men, %	37	…	…	41	33	37
White, %	21	20	23	…	…	…
Black, %	24	26	21	…	…	…
Hispanic, %	52	52	53	…	…	…
Completed high school, %	46	43*	50	82†	63	22
Other insurance, %	56	52*	62	88†	74	34
Medicaid only, %	34	39*	25	9†	22	50
Other vascular risk factors
History of hypertension, %
History of diabetes, %	17	17	17	10	19	20
Mean fasting glucose, mg/dL	106±10	105±9	92±9	101±9	105±9	105±11
Mean waist circumference, in.	36±7	36±8	38±7	36±9	37±9	37±9
Mean HDL, mg/dL	47±15	41±13	50±15	44±13	52±16	49±15
Any physical activity, %	59	57*	63	70†	67	51
Cardiac disease, %	22	22	23	30†	21	20
Current smoking, %	15	13*	19	12†	21	14
Mild/moderate alcohol intake, %	32	27*	42	42†	32	29

^*P<0.05 between men and women.

^†P<0.05 between whites, blacks, and Hispanics.