Table 2.
Descriptive Characteristics at Baseline for a Biracial Cohort of Adults According to Race- and Sex-specific Quintiles of BMI-adjusted Hip Circumference, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, 1987–1989
| Variable | Quintile of Hip Circumference |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total no. of participants | 2,151 | 2,154 | 2,155 | 2,154 | 2,153 |
| Waist circumference, mean (SD), cm* | 94.8 (13.3) | 93.6 (12.4) | 94.6 (12.2) | 95.3 (12.9) | 99.3 (15.2) |
| Waist-hip ratio, mean (SD)* | 0.95 (0.08) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.90 (0.08) | 0.89 (0.08) |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2* | 27.9 (5.54) | 26.7 (4.7) | 26.8 (4.6) | 26.8 (4.8) | 27.9 (5.7) |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 53.6 (5.7) | 53.4 (5.8) | 54.0 (5.8) | 53.7 (5.6) | 53.8 (5.7) |
| ≥High school education, %* | 75 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Never drinker, %* | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Alcohol consumption, mean (SD), g/day | 6.0 (12.7) | 6.5 (14.1) | 6.4 (13.5) | 6.4 (13.4) | 5.9 (12.4) |
| Current smoker, %* | 29 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
| Keys’ score, mean (SD) | 42.5 (9.3) | 42.4 (9.3) | 42.1 (9.3) | 42.4 (9.0) | 42.0 (9.0) |
| Cereal fiber, mean (SD), g/day | 3.4 (2.3) | 3.5 (2.3) | 3.4 (2.1) | 3.5 (2.4) | 2.7 (2.4) |
| Score of <2 on the Baecke sport index, % | 42 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 41 |
| LDL cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL* | 141 (41) | 137 (38) | 136 (38) | 134 (39) | 134 (38) |
| HDL cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL* | 51 (16) | 53 (17) | 53 (17) | 55 (18) | 55 (17) |
| Triglycerides, mean (SD), mg/dL* | 132 (66) | 121 (61) | 119 (61) | 114 (57) | 112 (55) |
| Blood glucose, mean (SD), mg/dL | 97 (10) | 98 (9) | 98 (9) | 98 (9) | 98 (9) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg* | 128 (20) | 126 (126) | 126 (19) | 125 (19) | 126 (19) |
| Hypertensive at baseline, %* | 29 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; SD, standard deviation.
*
P < 0.05.