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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Atherosclerosis. 2009 Sep 15;209(1):142–146. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.013

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Study Population Across Ethnic/Racial Groups.

Variable Whites Chinese African American Hispanics P value
Age (years) 63±10 62±10 62±10 61±10 0.0012
Gender (males) 48% 49% 45% 48% 0.081
Current smoker 11% 6% 18% 14% <0.0001
Hypertension 38% 37% 59% 41% <0.0001
Diabetes Mellitus 7% 15% 19% 19% <0.0001
Family history of heart attack 51% 20% 42% 41% <0.0001
LDL-C (mg/dl) 117±30 115±28 117±33 120±33 <0.0001
HDL-C (mg/dl) 52±16 50±13 52±15 47±13 <0.0001
BMI kg/m2 28±5 24±3 30±6 29±5 <0.0001
Lipid lowering meds 17% 15% 16% 14% 0.028