| Characteristic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Accepted (n =159) | Declined (n=80) | Total (n=239) | P Valuea |
| Black | 74 (58.3) | 53 (41.7) | 127 (53.1) | 0.01 |
| White | 77 (77) | 23 (23) | 100 (41.8) | 0.01 |
| Other | 8 (66.7) | 4 (33.3) | 12 (5) | 0.01 |
| Age, y | 27 ± 3 | 26 ± 3 | 27 ± 3 | 0.02 |
| Height, in. | 191 ± 8 | 188 ± 8 | 188 ± 8 | 0.04 |
| Weight, lbs. | 116 ± 20 | 110 ± 24 | 115 ± 21 | 0.02 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 32 ± 4 | 31 ± 5 | 32 ± 5 | 0.02 |
| Body fat, %b | 18 ± 7 | 16 ± 8 | 17 ± 7 | 0.05 |
| Neck, cm | 45 ± 3 | 44 ± 3 | 44 ± 3 | 0.35 |
| BP, mm Hg | ||||
| Systolic | 129 ± 11 | 128 ± 10 | 129 ± 11 | 0.33 |
| Diastolic | 77 ± 8 | 76 ± 8 | 76 ± 8 | 0.58 |
| BP meds | 1 (0.6) | 2 (2.5) | 3 (1.3) | 0.26 |
| Hypertension | 29 (18.4) | 7 (10.1) | 36 (15.9) | 0.17 |
| Prehypertension | 106 (67.1) | 50 (72.5) | 156 (68.7) | 0.44 |
| NSAID use | 32 (20.1) | 15 (18.8) | 47 (19.7) | 0.86 |
Data are presented as number (%) or mean ± SD. Denominators for percentages vary somewhat across rows due to missing data.
BMI refers to body mass index; BP, blood pressure; NSAID, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.
a
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables; Fisher exact test for binary variables.