Table 1. Baseline Subject Characteristics (N = 945)^*.

	Sample Mean (SD) or %
Age (years)	57.2 (12.0)
Male	68.3%
Caucasian	80.1%
Education (scaled 1–9)†	5.82 (1.50)
Current Smoker	7.94%
Alcohol (g/day)	9.64 (14.9)
Trans fat Consumption (g/day)	3.49 (2.47)

^*Subjects with trans fat measurement, out of 1,016 subjects appearing for baseline participation in a clinical trial.

^†Education was scored on a 9-point scale, with 1 = grade school or less, 9 = doctoral degree.