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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Atherosclerosis. 2011 Aug 22;219(2):827–832. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.08.028

Table 1.

Cohort Descriptive Statistics

(ANOVA/X2 *p< 0.05) (Mean ± SD)
Risk Factor (n) Total Cohort (n) Hispanic (n) Black (n) White





*Age (1536) 70.0 ± 9.2 (948) 68.1 ±8.4 (317) 72.5 ± 9.2 (271) 74 ± 9.7
 Agegroup 50–64 (503) 60.1 (377) 60.1 (75) 60.3 (51) 59.6
 Agegroup 65–74 (577) 69.9 (379) 69.6 (111) 70.5 (87) 70.1
 Agegroup ≥ 75 (456) 81.2 (192) 80.7 (131) 81.3 (133) 82.0
Female (940) 61 % (593) 62 % (197) 62 % (150) 55 %
*Hypertension (1073) 70 % (667) 70 % (241) 76 % (165) 61 %
*Diabetes (294) 19 % (204) 21 % (65) 21 % (25) 9 %
History of CAD (198) 13 % (120) 8 % (38) 2 % (40) (3) %
*Education
  ≤ 8th Grade (602) 39 % (556) 58 % (27) 9 % (19) 7 %
 Some HS (200) 13 % (139) 15 % (44) 14 % (17) 6 %
 Completed HS (266) 17 % (119) 13 % (101) 32 % (46) 17 %
 Some College (209) 14 % (73) 8 % (76) 24 % (60) 22 %
  ≥ College Grad (263) 17 % (64) 7 % (69) 22 % (130) 48 %
*Mod/High Phys. Activity (159) 10 % (72) 8 % (37) 12 % (50) 18 %
*Ever Smoked (804) 52 % (454) 48 % (190) 60 % (160) 59 %
Pack Years 12 ± 23 10 ±23 14 ± 20 17 ± 24
*Alcohol use (drinks/mo) 4.1 ± 5.4 5.1 ±6.2 3.2 ± 3.9 2.2 ± 2.5

*Stiffness 8.63 ± 6.01 8.40 ±5.65 9.24 ± 6.21 8.74 ± 6.91
*DDIAM (mm) 6.24 ± 0.96 6.17 ±0.93 6.33 ± 0.99 6.35 ± 1.01

*SBP mmHg 140 ± 20 140 ±20 144 ± 20 138 ± 19
*DBP mmHg 83 ± 11 84 ±11 84 ± 12 79 ± 10
*Height (inches) 64 ± 4 63 ±3 65 ± 4 65 ± 4
*BMI kg/m2 28.2 ± 4.9 28.5 ±4.7 28.6 ± 5.3 26.6 ± 5.2
Waist : Hip Ratio 0.90 ± 0.1 0.90 ±0.1 0.90 ± 0.1 0.91 ± 0.1
*Cholesterol mg/dL 201 ± 39 202 ±39 197 ± 40 205 ± 35
*LDL mg/dL 128 ± 35 129 ±35 123 ± 37 129 ± 33
*HDL mg/dL 47 ± 15 44 ±13 52 ± 16 50 ± 17
*Triglycerides mg/dL 135 ± 81 145 ±82 109 ± 62 133 ± 89
eGFR ml/min 75 ± 22 73 ±20 77 ± 23 79 ± 24
*Carotid Plaques (n) 1.5 ± 1.7 1.2 ±1.6 1.7 ± 1.7 1.9 ± 1.8

Hypertension = at least two recordings of >140mmHg Systolic, or >90mmHg Diastolic, or with a history of diagnosis, or currently taking medication to control volume or pressure.

Diabetes = at least one fasting glucose recording of at least 126mg/dL, or with a history of diagnosis, or currently taking medication to control blood sugar.

History of CAD =bypass surgery or angioplasty to correct coronary artery disease, or currently taking medication for a heart condition with diagnosed coronary artery disease, or a history of angina