Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Mean (SD) or number (%). N= 3267 | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 58.55 (10.81) |
| Sex (male) | 1775 (54%) |
| Race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic black) | 1640 (50%) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school grad | 523 (16%) |
| High school grad | 649 (20%) |
| Post-high school education | 1028 (31%) |
| College graduate | 606 (19%) |
| Post-grad degree | 461 (14%) |
| Smoker | |
| Current | 470 (14%) |
| Former | 1392 (43%) |
| Never | 1405 (43%) |
| Alcohol use (drinkers) | 1310 (40%) |
| Total physical activity (MET Hours/week) | 204.6 (148.33) |
| Hypertension | 2807 (86%) |
| Diabetes | 1486 (45%) |
| Congestive heart failure | 328 (10%) |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 1125 (34%) |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 43.6 (13.4) |
| Participants with eGFR less than 45 ml/min/1.73 m2 | 1795 (55%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 32.31 (8.0) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 182.8 (43.8) |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 7.4 (1.9) |
| High sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 5.8 (10.2) |