Table 1.

Description of analytical population, ages 35–74 Jackson Heart Study Baseline Exam, 2000–2004, n=2420^*, mean (S.D.)

	Women n=1370	Men n=1050
Age	53.8 (10.7)	53.4 (10.2)
HDL-C, mg/dl	53.4 (13.6)	45.8 (12.2)
Triglycerides, mg/dl	95.1 (53.9)	111.2 (66.8)
BMI	33.0 (7.5)	29.8 (6.0)
Waist, cm	100.3 (17.0)	100.7 (14.2)
Pct dietary calories as carbohydrates	51.1 (9.4)	49.5 (9.0)
Physical activity score†	8.4 (2.5)	8.8 (2.5)
Any alcohol use during past year	38%	61%
Hypertensive	56%	56%

^*Excluded participants taking lipid-lowering or thyroid medications, hormone replacement or oral contraceptive.

^†Composite of 4 domains of physical activity, range 0–20