TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of MESA participants, sample included in follow-up of incident CVD (n = 5285)1
| Demographic and lifestyle characteristics | |
| Sex, % | |
| Female | 52.7 |
| Male | 47.3 |
| Age, y | 61.8 ± 10.3 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |
| White | 42.9 |
| African American | 24.4 |
| Hispanic | 20.6 |
| Asian | 12.1 |
| Education, % | |
| <High school | 16.1 |
| High school | 17.6 |
| >High school | 66.3 |
| Smoking status, % | |
| Never | 50.6 |
| Former | 36.8 |
| Current | 12.6 |
| Physical activity, MET-min/wk | |
| Inactive leisure | 1690 ± 1130 |
| Active leisure | 2500 ± 3050 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.9 ± 5.3 |
| Alcohol intake, g/d | 5.5 ± 12.3 |
| Dietary intake | |
| Total energy,2 kcal/d | 1680 (794) |
| Fiber, g/d | 16.8 (8.4) |
| Heme iron, mg/d | 0.78 (0.63) |
| Nonheme iron, mg/d | 11.2 (5.4) |
| Zn, mg/d | 8.27 (4.38) |
| Mg, mg/d | 254 (118) |
| Vitamin C, mg/d | 100 (60.1) |
| Vitamin E, mg/d | 10.4 (6.7) |
| β-Carotene, mg/d | 3.26 ± 2.40 |
1
Values are percent, mean ± SE, or median (SE). CVD, cardiovascular disease; MESA, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; MET, metabolic equivalent.
2
1 kcal/d = 4.18 kJ/d.