Table 1.

Baseline population characteristics of the GeneSTAR African American siblings (n=548)^*

Age, years	46.9 ± 7.0
Incident CAD, (%)	6.4
Age at CAD, years	55.6 ± 7.1
Male sex, (%)	34.5
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	3.52 ± 1.12
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.40 ± 0.42
Triglycerides, mmol/L	1.37 ± 0.86
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	135.3 ± 16.2
Fasting glucose, mmol/L	5.72 ± 2.35
Current smoking, (%)	32.1
BMI, kg/m2	31.3 ± 6.6

^*Continuous variables presented as mean ± 1 standard deviation