Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics and tobacco smoke exposure for participants included in the analyses (n = 3,996): MESA, 2000–2002.
| Characteristic | Mean ± SD or percent |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics
| |
| Age (years) | 61.84 ± 10.01 |
| Women (%) | 52.1 |
| Race/ethnicity (% distribution) | |
| Caucasian | 43 |
| Chinese | 7.7 |
| African American | 27.9 |
| Hispanic | 21.4 |
| Study site (% distribution) | |
| Baltimore | 14 |
| Chicago | 18.8 |
| Winston-Salem | 18 |
| Los Angeles | 17.1 |
| New York City | 14.4 |
| St. Paul | 17.6 |
| Tobacco smoke exposure
| |
| Smoking status (% distribution) | |
| Never | 49.5 |
| Former | 38 |
| Current | 12.5 |
| ETS exposurea (% distribution) | |
| None | 63.4 |
| ≥ 1 hr/week | 36.6 |
| Pack-years of cigarette (packs/day × year) | 11.4 ± 20.7 |
| Cigarettes/dayb | 1.6 ± 5.7 |
| Reported total physical activityc | |
| Low | 25.6 |
| Medium | 50.2 |
| High | 24.2 |
| Clinical characteristics
| |
| Waist:hip ratio | 0.93 ± 0.08 |
| Weight (kg) | 79.7 ± 16.9 |
| Height (cm) | 167.0 ± 10.0 |
| Heart rate (beat/min) | 62.9 ± 9.6 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 103.3 ± 28.2 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 131.9 ± 86.4 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 95.8 ± 13.3 |
| Diabetes (% distribution) | |
| None | 59.6 |
| Impaired glucose (mg/dL) | 27.3 |
| Diabetes | 13.1 |
a
Asked only of never or former smokers.
b
Asked only of current smokers.
c
Low, 9.1 hr/day; medium, 9.1–15.5 hr/day; high, > 15.5 hr/day.