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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2007 Sep;17(9):719–729. doi: 10.1097/FPC.0b013e32810f2e3c

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics among those with complete Val110Leu genotypea

Characteristic Overall INVEST (n = 22,576) INVEST-GENES (n = 5486) Cases (n = 255) Controls (n = 798)
Age, mean (SD), years 66.2 (9.7) 66.1 (9.7) 71.6 (9.9) 69.9 (9.3)
Women 11770 (52.1) 3047 (55.5) 131 (51.4) 400 (50.1)
BP, mean (SD), mmHg
  Systolic 150.9 (19.5) 148.0 (18.4) 150.7 (19.0) 147.4 (19.1)
  Diastolic 87.2 (11.9) 85.4 (10.7) 83.6 (11.1) 83.5 (11.2)
Race/ethnicity
  White 10925 (48.4) 2076 (37.8) 152 (59.6) 468 (58.7)
  Black 3029 (13.4) 588 (10.7) 32 (12.6) 93 (11.7)
  Hispanic 8045 (35.6) 2598 (47.4) 63 (24.7) 219 (27.4)
  Other/multiracial 577 (2.6) 224 (4.1) 8 (3.1) 18 (2.2)
BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 29.2 (7.1) 29.3 (5.5) 27.5 (4.8) 29.1 (5.6)
Lys65 allele frequency n/a n/a 0.135 0.11
Leu110 allele frequency n/a 0.09 0.06 0.09
Past Medical History
Myocardial infarction 7218 (32.0) 1281 (23.4) 95 (37.3) 236 (29.6)
Angina pectoris 15045 (66.6) 4070 (74.2) 151 (59.2) 503 (63.0)
Revascularization > 1 month ago 6166 (27.3%) 783 (14.3) 62 (24.3) 149 (18.7)
Stroke/TIA 1629 (7.2) 381 (6.9) 36 (14.1) 73 (9.2)
Left ventricular hypertrophy 4948 (21.9) 823 (15.0) 45 (17.7) 139 (17.4)
Heart failure (class I–III) 1256 (5.6) 179 (3.3) 28 (10.3) 32 (4.0)
Peripheral vascular disease 2699 (12.0) 607 (11.1) 43 (16.9) 95 (11.9)
Smoking
  Past 10454 (46.3) 2265 (41.3) 130 (51.0) 364 (45.6)
  Within 30 days 2809 (12.4) 558 (10.2) 32 (12.6) 81 (10.2)
  Never 12122 (53.7) 3221 (58.7) 125 (49.0) 434 (54.4)
Diabetesb 6401 (28.4) 1542 (28.1) 107 (39.5) 232 (29.1)
Hypercholesterolemiab 12448 (55.1) 2998 (54.7) 159 (62.4) 497 (62.3)
Renal impairmentc 424 (1.9) 85 (1.6) 14 (5.2) 19 (2.4)
Cancer 760 (3.4) 222 (4.1) 20 (7.8) 46 (5.8)
Medication
Aspirin/other antiplatelet agent 12795 (56.7) 2493 (45.4) 159 (62.4) 457 (57.3)
Antidiabetic medication 5428 (24.0) 1351 (24.6) 85 (33.3) 195 (24.4)
Any lipid-lowering agent 8294 (36.7) 1985 (36.2) 104 (40.8) 338 (42.4)
Nitrates 8128 (36.0) 1540 (28.1) 91 (35.7) 243 (30.5)

BP, blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; n/a, not applicable because entire group not genotyped; TIA, transient ischemic attack.

a

Values expressed as number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated. Percentages may not equal 100 owing to rounding.

b

History of or currently taking antidiabetic or lipid-lowering medications.

c

History of or currently have elevated serum creatinine level but less than 4 mg/dl (< 354 µmol/l).