Table 1.
Weighted Means (weighted standard deviations) and Weighted Percentages for Risk Factors at Baseline (BL) and Year 18
| White Female (N=674) |
White Male (N=698) |
African-American Female (N=234) |
African- American Male (N=163) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Y18 | 70.4 (5.4) | 71.0 (5.7) | 69.1 (5.2) | 68.9 (5.5) |
| LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | BL | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.6 (1.1) |
| Y18 | 3.0 (0.9) | 2.7 (0.9) | 3.3 (1.0) | 3.1 (0.8) | |
| HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | BL | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.3) |
| Y18 | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.3) | |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | BL | 5.6 (1.0) | 5.3 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.1) | 5.4 (1.1) |
| Y18 | 5.3 (1.0) | 4.7 (1.0) | 5.4 (1.1) | 4.9 (0.9) | |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | BL | 5.5 (1.3) | 5.6 (0.8) | 5.7 (2.0) | 5.8 (0.9) |
| Y18 | 5.8 (1.3) | 6.0 (1.2) | 6.3 (1.8) | 6.7 (2.2) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | BL | 25.9 (4.8) | 26.8 (3.4) | 28.5 (5.1) | 26.9 (3.7) |
| Y18 | 28.1 (5.5) | 28.1 (4.0) | 30.5 (5.2) | 28.4 (4.1) | |
| Diabetes (%) | BL | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 11.9 |
| Y18 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 30.7 | 39.1 | |
| Hypertension (%) | BL | 18.2 | 17.9 | 46.8 | 28.8 |
| Y18 | 62.3 | 57.5 | 78.7 | 67.4 | |
| Current Smoker (%) | BL | 17.1 | 14.7 | 20.6 | 28.7 |
| Y18 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 15.6 | |
| Cholesterol medication (%) | BL | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Y18 | 42.1 | 48.2 | 36.5 | 37.9 | |
| History of CVD (%) | BL | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Y18 | 6.3 | 18.0 | 4.6 | 12.7 | |
| Log CRP | BL | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Y18 | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.5 (1.0) | 1.2 (1.1) | 0.8 (1.0) | |
| Log ACR | BL | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Y18 | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.4 (1.3) |