. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Exp Gerontol. 2009 Feb 26;44(5):350–355. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2009.02.004

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of European-American and African-American CHS participants

Characteristic	European- Americans	African- Americans

Number	4,190	766
Mean age, years (range)	73 (65–98)	73 (65–92)
Female sex	1,064 (57)	202 (62)
Current smokers	206 (11)	50 (15)
Body mass index (kg/m²)	26.3 ± 4.5	28.4 ± 5.3
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	212 ± 40	210 ± 37
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	54 ± 16	59 ± 17
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	141 ± 75	116 ± 69
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	136 ± 22	142 ± 23
Diagnosis of hypertension	1,020 (55)	239 (73)
Diabetes	277 (15)	74 (23)
Prevalent CVD^†	315 (17)	52 (16)
IL-6 (pg/mL)	240 ± 541	374 ± 830

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

^†

Self-reported myocardial infarction, stroke, angina, transient ischemic attack, claudication, or re-vascularization procedure.