Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (%) of participants by incident disease status: the ARIC Study (1987–2005)
| Disease-free (n = 11,188) | Cardiac revascularisation procedure (n = 1,340) | Myocardial infarction (n = 1,071) | Lung cancer (n = 433) | Stroke (n = 809) | Heart failure (n = 1,592) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (years) | 54.2 | 55.7 | 56.0 | 57.5 | 54.7 | 57.1 |
| nINC | ||||||
| Low | 29.5 | 21.8 | 25.8 | 31.6 | 43.8 | 42.6 |
| Medium | 34.4 | 44.5 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 29.0 | 33.3 |
| High | 36.1 | 33.7 | 34.2 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 24.1 |
| Female | 59.2 | 32.7 | 43.0 | 36.7 | 55.3 | 46.8 |
| Race/study community | ||||||
| Black/NC | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Black/MS | 22.7 | 10.6 | 24.4 | 19.2 | 39.9 | 31.0 |
| White/NC | 22.4 | 29.2 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 17.1 | 19.8 |
| White/MN | 27.4 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 24.5 | 17.2 | 17.6 |
| White/MD | 24.4 | 30.0 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 22.2 | 28.3 |
| Hypertensive | 31.2 | 40.2 | 48.6 | 37.9 | 42.3 | 54.0 |
| Overweight or obese | 65.0 | 65.9 | 74.8 | 55.9 | 70.2 | 78.1 |
| Current smoker | 23.0 | 30.5 | 37.4 | 65.8 | 28.1 | 37.0 |
| Current drinker | 57.3 | 57.1 | 49.6 | 64.0 | 48.7 | 45.4 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Less than HS | 21.0 | 23.5 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 27.9 | 39.2 |
| HS or equivalent | 41.1 | 42.7 | 37.9 | 43.0 | 42.4 | 36.9 |
| Greater than HS | 37.7 | 33.7 | 29.4 | 23.5 | 29.4 | 23.6 |