Table 2.
Prevalence (%) Baseline Risk Factors by Race and Gender in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC), 1987-1989
| Risk Factor Category |
No. of Elevated Risk Factors |
No. of Borderline Risk Factors |
Total (n=14598) |
Women (White) (n=5788) |
Men (White) (n=5145) |
Women (African- American) (n=2266) |
Men (African- American) (n=1399) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All risk factor levels optimal |
0 | 0 | 5.44 | 9.99 | 2.72 | 2.34 | 1.64 |
| 0 | 1 | 10.3 | 14.9 | 8.71 | 5.43 | 4.72 | |
| 0 | 2 | 9.99 | 9.83 | 12.7 | 6.09 | 7.15 | |
| Borderline risk factor levels only |
0 | 3 | 5.92 | 4.15 | 9.93 | 2.25 | 4.43 |
| 0 | 4 | 1.64 | 0.52 | 3.48 | 0.53 | 1.36 | |
| Total | 27.8 | 29.4 | 34.8 | 14.3 | 17.7 | ||
| 1 | Any | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 32.0 | 37.4 | |
| Elevated risk factor level |
2 | Any | 20.8 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 32.7 | 29.2 |
| 3 | Any | 8.10 | 6.39 | 6.36 | 14.9 | 10.6 | |
| 4 | Any | 1.86 | 1.30 | 1.55 | 3.31 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | Any | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 0.50 | |
| Total | 66.7 | 60.6 | 62.6 | 83.4 | 80.7 | ||