Table 1.
—Characteristics of the Study Sample Compared With Those Patients Excluded
Characteristics | Study Sample (n = 917) | Excluded (n = 55) |
Age, y | 65.7 ± 9.7 | 64.5 ± 10.0 |
Male sex | 54.3 | 45.6 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
Caucasian | 32.5 | 32.7 |
African American | 28.0 | 40.0 |
Hispanic | 31.5 | 18.2 |
Chinese | 8.0 | 9.1 |
Educational attainment | ||
No high school degree | 19.7 | 22.0 |
High school degree | 20.9 | 18.0 |
Some college | 26.7 | 34.0 |
College degree | 14.6 | 12.0 |
Higher than bachelor degree | 18.0 | 14.0 |
Height, cm | 166.3 ± 10.2 | 165.3 ± 10.0 |
Weight, kg | 77.4 ± 14.7 | 75.0 ± 15.1 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 28.0 ± 4.6 | 27.4 ± 4.4 |
Cigarette smoking status | ||
Never | 51.5 | 30.0 |
Former | 37.3 | 52.0 |
Current | 11.2 | 18.0 |
Hypertension | 48.3 | 43.6 |
Systolic BP, mm Hg | 128.0 ± 20.0 | 130.0 ± 24.2 |
Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 71.9 ± 10.2 | 74.2 ± 10.3 |
Diabetes mellitus (treated or untreated) | 14.3 | 13.0 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or %.