Table 1.
Characteristics of non-diabetic MESA subjects at baseline
| Characteristics | CAC=0 N=2,780 |
CAC >0 N=2,484 |
Total N=5,264 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age: mean (SD), range (years)a | 57.6 (9), 44–84 | 66.1 (9.7), 44–84 | 61.6 (10.2), 44–84 |
| Male (%)a | 36.5 | 58.2 | 46.7 |
| Ethnicity/race (%)a | |||
| African American | 29.1 | 21.4 | 25.5 |
| Asian American | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Caucasian | 36.7 | 49.4 | 42.7 |
| Hispanic | 22.4 | 17.9 | 20.3 |
| Education (%)b | |||
| Less than high school | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| High school graduate | 16.2 | 19.6 | 17.8 |
| More than high school | 68.7 | 65.8 | 67.3 |
| Marital status (%) | |||
| Married or living as married | 61.8 | 61.8 | 61.8 |
| Divorced, widowed or separated | 28.7 | 29.3 | 29.0 |
| Never married | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Income (%)a | |||
| Less than $25,000 | 24.5 | 30.2 | 27.2 |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 28.1 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 17.3 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| More than $100,000 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| Number of relatives: mean (SD), rangec | 7.9 (3.6), 1–35 | 7.7 (3.5), 1–21 | 7.8 (3.5), 1–35 |
| Smoking status (%)a | |||
| Current | 30.9 | 43.5 | 36.9 |
| Former | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
| Never | 56.2 | 44.1 | 50.4 |
| Personal history of hypertension (%)a,d | 31.5 | 50.8 | |
| Systolic blood pressure: mean (SD), range (mmHg)a | 121 (20), 78–231 | 129 (21), 75–218 | 125 (21), 75–231 |
| Diastolic blood pressure: mean (SD), range (mmHg)a | 71 (10), 41–106 | 73 (10), 41–110 | 72 (10), 41–110 |
| Personal history of lipid disorder(%)a,e | 9.8 | 19.7 | 14.5 |
| LDL cholesterol: mean (SD), range (mg/dl)a | 117 (30), 21–252 | 119 (31), 20–284 | 118 (31), 20–284 |
| HDL cholesterol: mean (SD), range (mg/dl)a | 53 (15), 21–142 | 50 (15), 15–127 | 52 (15), 15–142 |
| Triglycerides: mean (SD), range (mg/dl)a | 120 (63), 21–400 | 126 (64), 23–391 | 123 (64), 21–400 |
| BMI: mean (SD), range (kg/m2) | 28 (6), 15–54 | 28 (5), 16–55 | 28 (5), 15–55 |
| Coronary calcium score: mean (SD), median, rangea | 0 | 264 (505), 79, 1–6,316 | 124 (371), 0–6,316 |
MESA, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; SD, standard deviation; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index
a
Comparison of CAC=0 to CAC>0 group, p<0.001
b
Comparison of CAC=0 to CAC>0 group, p<0.01
c
Comparison of CAC=0 to CAC>0 group, p<0.05
d
Includes use of blood pressure-lowering medication
e
Includes use of cholesterol-lowering medication