Table 1.
Characteristics of the Combined Cohort of Persons with Diabetes Adjusted for Age and Study, Mean (standard error) or Percent, and p-value for Black vs White
| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (N=495) | White (N=618) | Black (N=340) | White (N=504) | |
| Age (yrs) | 59 (0.5) (<0.0001) | 62 (0.4) | 60 (0.6) (0.02) | 62 (0.4) |
| Study, N (%) | ||||
| DHS | 244 (49) | 441 (71) | 139 (41) | 314 (62) |
| MESA | 169 (34) | 63 (10) | 163 (48) | 95 (19) |
| FHS | 82 (17) (<0.0001) | 114 (18) | 38 (11) (<0.0001) | 95 (19) |
| Duration of diabetes (yrs) | 8.6 (0.4) (0.002) | 6.9 (0.4) | 8.3 (0.5) (0.01) | 7.0 (0.4) |
| HbA1c (%) * | 7.9 (0.1) (0.0003) | 7.4 (0.1) | 7.9 (0.1) (<0.0001) | 7.2 (0.1) |
| Currently treated for diabetes (%) | 85 (<0.0001) | 86 | 79 (<0.0001) | 82 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 112.8 (1.6) (0.06) | 108.3 (1.5) | 106.6 (2.1) (0.03) | 101.2 (1.5) |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 53.3 (0.7) (<0.0001) | 47.5 (0.6) | 44.8 (0.7) (<0.0001) | 39.4 (0.5) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 120.1 (5.3) (<0.0001) | 203.7 (6.1) | 123.6 (6.9) (<0.0001) | 189.5 (7.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 35.1 (0.3) (0.0001) | 33.3 (0.3) | 31.1 (0.3) (0.41) | 31.5 (0.3) |
| CRP (mg/L) | 9.7 (0.8) (0.001) | 6.4 (0.5) | 5.7 (0.5) (0.0003) | 3.7 (0.4) |
| Current smoking (%) | 16 (<0.0001) | 13 | 21 (0.004) | 18 |
| Past smoking (%) | 29 (0.001) | 28 | 47 (<0.0001) | 52 |
| Pack-years | 7.8 (0.8) (0.005) | 10.7 (1.0) | 16.0 (1.2) (<0.0001) | 25.2 (1.4) |
| Hypertension (%) | 80 (<0.0001) | 86 | 74 (<0.0001) | 77 |
| Lipid-lowering medication (%) | 39 (<0.0001) | 44 | 35 (<0.0001) | 41 |
*
Sample size reduced: HbA1c not available for FHS.