Table II.
Characteristics of patients in the evaluation chart review (N = 2111)
| Characteristic | JNC 7 (n = 1087) |
Control (n = 1024) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (y, SD) | 49.9 (1.4) | 49.0 (0.9) | .53 |
| Mean BMI (SD) | 29.5 (0.5) | 29.3 (0.3) | .71 |
| Female, % (n) | 59.6 (648) | 58.8 (602) | .79 |
| Race/ethnicity, % (n) | .05 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 55.0 (598) | 67.1 (687) | |
| African American | 13.8 (150) | 5.9 (60) | |
| Hispanic | 0.9 (10) | 1.6 (16) | |
| Other | 1.0 (11) | 1.6 (16) | |
| Unknown | 29.3 (318) | 23.9 (245) | |
| Medical history, % (n) | |||
| CAD | 7.4 (80) | 8.9 (91) | .28 |
| CHF | 2.6 (28) | 2.4 (2.5) | .87 |
| Stroke/TIA | 3.0 (33) | 2.4 (25) | .44 |
| PAD | 2.3 (25) | 2.6 (27) | .68 |
| Diabetes | 14.1 (153) | 12.3 (126) | .31 |
| Renal disease (diagnosis or serum creatine >2.0) | 3.4 (37) | 3.9 (40) | .60 |
| Current tobacco use, % (n) | 25.5 (244) | 28.1 (251) | .35 |
BMI, Body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; TIA, transient ischemic attack; PAD, periperal artery disease.