Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Men in the VA Normative Aging Study at Baseline, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999–2009
|
GCRa Analysis (n = 699) |
iNOSa Analysis (n = 627) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Mean (SD) | No. | % | Mean (SD) | |
| Age, years | 71.9 (6.8) | 71.8 (6.8) | ||||
| Race | ||||||
| White | 672 | 96.1 | 604 | 96.3 | ||
| Black | 13 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.8 | ||
| Hispanic White | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.8 | ||
| Hispanic Black | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
| Unknown | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.9 | ||
| Body mass indexb | 28.3 (4.1) | 28.1 (4.2) | ||||
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never smoker | 198 | 28.3 | 171 | 27.3 | ||
| Former smoker | 471 | 67.4 | 433 | 69.1 | ||
| Current smoker | 30 | 4.3 | 23 | 3.7 | ||
| Cumulative smoking, pack-yearsc | 21.2 (25.3) | 21.7 (25.5) | ||||
| Alcohol consumption, drinks/day | ||||||
| < 2 | 565 | 80.8 | 505 | 80.5 | ||
| ≥ 2 | 128 | 18.3 | 114 | 18.2 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | 0.9 | 8 | 1.3 | ||
| Taking antihypertensive medication | 412 | 58.9 | 387 | 61.7 | ||
| Ischemic heart disease | 213 | 30.5 | 195 | 31.1 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 125 | 17.9 | 114 | 18.2 | ||
| Highest level of education, years | 15.0 (3.0) | 15.0 (3.0) | ||||
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
a GCR, glucocorticoid receptor gene; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase gene.
b Body mass index: weight (kg)/height (m)2.
c Among current or former smokers.