. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 22.

Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 May 1;28(7):1407–1412. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.167437

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of participants from CARDIA, CLEAR, and CHS

Characteristic	CARDIA	CLEAR	CHS

Number	1,627	1,208	4,310
Mean age, years [range]	33 [24 – 39]	67 [31 –92]	73 [65 – 98]
Female sex	1023 (53)	186 (15)	2580 (57)
Current smokers	378 (21)	203 (17)	497 (11)
Body mass index (kg/m²)	25.5 ± 5.1	28.3 ± 5.2	26.4 ± 4.5
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	178 ± 35	192 ± 39	212 ± 39
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	108 ± 31	112 ± 32	130 ± 36
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	51 ± 14	49 ± 16	54 ± 16
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	94 ± 86	148 ± 150	144 ± 79
Diagnosis of hypertension	54 (3)	703 (58)	2530 (56)
Diabetes	22 (1)	195 (16)	657(15)

Data are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated.