Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of baseline characteristics and biomarker measurements in Troy participants, by race/ethnicity (N=768)
| Asian (N=161) |
Black (N=38) | Hispanic White (N=131) |
Non-Hispanic White (N=345) |
Other (N=93) | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||
| Age | 19.2 | 1.7 | 19.7 | 2.3 | 19.2 | 1.9 | 19.8 | 2.2 | 19.5 | 1.9 | <0.0001 |
| CIMT, µm | 587.5 | 73.5 | 631.0 | 61.0 | 588.5 | 75.0 | 607.5 | 79.0 | 604.5 | 95.0 | <0.0001 |
| Height, cm. | 165.0 | 14.0 | 170.5 | 14.0 | 168.0 | 13.0 | 172.0 | 13.0 | 169.0 | 14.0 | <0.0001 |
| Weight, lbs. | 59.9 | 16.3 | 68.7 | 20.0 | 66.7 | 17.2 | 67.1 | 16.3 | 64.9 | 15.9 | <0.0001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 21.4 | 3.6 | 23.0 | 5.3 | 23.2 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 3.4 | 22.5 | 3.8 | <0.0001 |
| SBP, mmHg | 104.0 | 13.0 | 109.0 | 12.0 | 107.0 | 14.0 | 109.0 | 11.0 | 107.0 | 12.0 | 0.0002 |
| DBP, mmHg | 58.0 | 7.0 | 60.5 | 11.0 | 57.0 | 8.0 | 57.0 | 9.0 | 58.0 | 7.0 | 0.08 |
| CHOL (mg/dL) | 165.0 | 37.0 | 148.5 | 35.0 | 158.0 | 40.0 | 156.0 | 38.0 | 153.0 | 33.0 | 0.02 |
| TRIG (mg/dL) | 72.0 | 39.0 | 51.0 | 21.0 | 72.0 | 48.0 | 74.0 | 44.0 | 67.0 | 36.0 | <0.0001 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 54.0 | 17.0 | 58.5 | 12.0 | 50.0 | 18.0 | 50.0 | 17.0 | 55.0 | 20.0 | <0.0001 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 93.0 | 30.0 | 81.5 | 32.0 | 90.0 | 31.0 | 89.0 | 34.0 | 83.0 | 32.0 | 0.08 |
| CRP, mg/L | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | <0.0001 |
| Insulin, mIU/mL | 4.3 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.27 |
| Homocysteine, mmol/L | 6.1 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.31 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 79.0 | 7.0 | 76.0 | 5.0 | 78.0 | 7.0 | 77.0 | 7.0 | 77.0 | 8.0 | 0.03 |
*
p-values are calculated from Kruskal-Wallis Test.
Min=Minimum value, Max=Maximum value, IQR=Interquartile range.