Table 1.
Characteristics of the study cohort
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (years)* | 64.3 (9.6) |
| Female† | 50.2 (775) |
| Ethnicity† | - |
| Caucasian | 41.2 (635) |
| Chinese-American | 14.3 (220) |
| African-American | 20.2 (312) |
| Hispanic | 24.4 (376) |
| Smoking† | - |
| Former | 42.1 (650) |
| Current | 11.0 (164) |
| Current Alcohol Use† | 52.4 (808) |
| BMI* | 28.0 (5.1) |
| Hypertension† | 45.1 (696) |
| Dyslipidemia† | 16.6 (256) |
| Diabetes† | 8.5 (131) |
| Family History of CVD† | 15.1 (233) |
| Waist Circumference (cm)* | 97.5 (14.0) |
| Hip Circumference (cm)* | 104.2 (11.0) |
| Waist:Hip Ratio* | 0.93 (0.07) |
| CRP (mg/L)∞ | 1.39 (0.7–3.2) |
| IL-6 (pg/mL)∞ | 1.8 (1.2–2.9) |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL)∞ | 425 (375–478) |
| Adiponectin (μg/mL)∞ | 17.3 (11.8–26.1) |
| Leptin (ng/mL)∞ | 13.0 (5.5–27.8) |
| TNF-alpha (pg/mL)∞ | 4.6 (3.4–6.3) |
| Resistin (ng/mL)∞ | 14.7 (11.7–18.6) |
| Adiponectin:Leptin Ratio∞ | 1.37 (0.58–3.59) |
*
M (SD)
†
% (Freq)
∞
Median (interquartile range)