Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants by Abdominal Obesity Groups
| Non-obese (n=10,357) |
Abdominally Obese (n=9,941) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group, % | |||
| 45 to 64.9 years | 7,858 (75.9%) | 7,740 (77.9%) | 0.001 |
| ≥65 years | 2,499 (24.1%) | 2,201 (22.1%) | |
| Sex, % | < 0.001 | ||
| Women | 4,590 (44.3%) | 6,826 (68.7%) | |
| Men | 5,767 (55.7%) | 3,115 (31.3%) | |
| Race, % | < 0.001 | ||
| Caucasian | 8,744 (84.4%) | 7,536 (75.8%) | |
| African American | 1,613 (15.6%) | 2,405 (24.2%) | |
| High School Education, % | < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ High School | 5,229 (50.5%) | 5,966 (60.0%) | |
| > High School | 5,128 (49.5%) | 3,975 (40.0%) | |
| Cigarette Smoking, % | |||
| Never | 3,931 (38.6%) | 4,570 (46.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Current | 2,491 (24.5%) | 1,994 (20.3%) | |
| Former | 3,766 (37.0%) | 3,283 (33.3%) | |
| Alcohol Consumption, % | < 0.001 | ||
| Never or Former | 3,801 (36.8%) | 4,868 (49.2%) | |
| Current | 6,541 (63.3%) | 5,032 (50.8%) | |
| Cardiometabolic Status, % | |||
| Normal | 2,752 (26.6%) | 1,159 (11.7%) | < 0.001 |
| 1–2 Components | 5,773 (55.7%) | 4,941 (49.7%) | |
| Metabolic Syndrome | 1,249 (12.1%) | 2,322 (23.4%) | |
| Diabetes | 583 (5.6%) | 1,519 (15.3%) | |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 123.4 (20.4) | 127.6 (19.8) | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 73.2 (11.4) | 74.9 (11.1) | < 0.001 |
| HDL Cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.41 (0.45) | 1.30 (0.40) | < 0.001 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/La | 1.12 (0.82–1.57) | 1.40 (1.02–1.98) | < 0.001 |
| Glucose, mmol/La | 5.34 (5.02–5.72) | 5.61 (5.22–6.20) | < 0.001 |
| Waist Circumference, cm | 86.6 (9.0) | 104.4 (10.7) | < 0.001 |
Values in table are n (%) or mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated.
a
Values are median (interquartile range)