Table 1.
Baseline (yr 0) characteristics of the study population, CWS
| Baseline characteristics of study population (n = 1629)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± sd | n | % | |
| Age (yr) | 25.3 ± 3.64 | ||
| Race | |||
| Black | 795 | 48.8 | |
| White | 834 | 51.2 | |
| Education ≤12 yr | 555 | 34.1 | |
| Smoking | |||
| Never | 955 | 58.6 | |
| Ex-smoker | 241 | 14.8 | |
| Current smoker | 422 | 25.9 | |
| Use of oral contraceptives | 520 | 31.9 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| <25 | 1057 | 64.9 | |
| 25–29 | 332 | 20.4 | |
| >29 | 229 | 14.1 | |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | |||
| Systolic blood pressure | 106.5 ± 9.88 | ||
| Diastolic blood pressure | 66.9 ± 8.92 | ||
| Hypertension | 53 | 3.3 | |
| Diabetes | 12 | 0.7 | |