Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics According to Statin and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Use^a,^b

	Statin Use				P Value	ACE Inhibitor Use				P Value
	Yes		No			Yes		No
Age, mean (±SD)	70.0	(3.6)	69.8	(3.7)	0.21	70.1	(3.7)	69.8	(3.7)	0.04
Education					0.28					0.02
≤ High school/GED or less	138	25.8	1326	25.4		167	28.1	1297	25.2
School after high school	231	43.3	2105	40.4		256	43.0	2080	40.4
College degree or higher	165	30.9	1782	34.2		172	28.9	1775	34.5
Race/ethnicity					0.04					0.25
White	452	83.9	4535	86.6		506	84.3	4481	86.6
Black	46	8.5	387	7.4		60	10.0	373	7.2
Hispanic	9	1.7	133	2.5		14	2.3	128	2.5
American Indian	1	0.2	11	0.2		1	0.2	11	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	21	3.9	111	2.1		11	1.8	121	2.3
Unknown	10	1.9	61	1.2		8	1.3	63	1.2
Living alone	175	32.6	1579	30.4	0.28	177	29.8	1577	30.7	0.66
BMI, mean (±SD)	28.9	(5.6)	28.5	(5.6)	0.09	30.6	(6.3)	28.3	(5.5)	<0.001
Smoking status					0.12					0.40
Never	268	50.9	2855	55.3		322	54.2	2801	55.0
Past	231	43.8	2029	39.3		246	41.4	2014	39.5
Current	28	5.3	279	5.4		26	4.4	281	5.5
Alcohol consumption					0.71					<0.001
Non drinker	245	45.6	2302	44.1		313	52.2	2234	43.3
≤ 1 drink/day	233	43.4	2365	45.3		228	38.0	2370	45.9
> 1 drink/day	59	11.0	557	10.7		59	9.8	557	10.8
Physical Activity (MET-hours per week), mean (±SD)	11.3	(12.4)	11.4	(12.8)	0.90	9.1	(10.5)	11.6	(13.0)	<0.001
Self-reported health					<0.001					<0.001
Excellent	45	8.4	779	15.0		23	3.8	801	15.6
Very good	197	36.7	2178	41.8		212	35.5	2163	42.0
Good	238	44.3	1828	35.1		284	47.5	1782	34.6
Fair/poor	57	10.6	424	8.1		79	13.2	402	7.8
Treated diabetes (pills or shots)	50	9.3	258	4.9	<0.001	70	11.7	238	4.6	<0.001
Hypertension	334	62.3	2730	52.5	<0.001	578	97.6	2486	48.3	<0.001
History of coronary heart diseasec	106	20.0	377	7.3	<0.001	95	16.4	388	7.6	<0.001
No. of Depressive symptoms					0.73					0.02
0	145	27.3	1307	25.4		135	22.8	1317	25.9
1–2	197	37.0	2021	39.3		252	42.6	1966	38.7
3–4	121	22.7	1162	22.6		115	19.5	1168	23.0
5+	69	13.0	655	12.7		89	15.1	635	12.5
Blood pressure
Systolic (mm Hg), mean (±SD)	133.4	(18.1)	132.0	(17.3)	0.07	139.7	(18.1)	131.3	(17.1)	<0.001
Diastolic (mm Hg), mean (±SD)	75.1	(9.6)	74.8	(9.1)	0.49	77.1	(10.1)	74.6	(9.0)	<0.001
HRT use status					0.73					0.18
Never used	297	55.2	2819	53.8		303	50.5	2813	54.4
Past user	109	20.3	1052	20.1		126	21.0	1035	20.0
Current user	132	24.5	1365	26.1		171	28.5	1326	25.6
No. of antihypertensive medications					<0.001					<0.001
0	238	44.2	3437	65.6		0	0.0	3675	71.0
1	180	33.4	1176	22.5		296	49.3	1060	20.5
2	97	18.0	522	10.0		229	38.2	390	7.5
3+	24	4.5	103	2.0		75	12.5	52	1.0

ACE= Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme

^aResults expressed as number (percent) unless indicated otherwise

^bP value based on a chi-squared test of association for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variables.

^cMyocardial infarction, angina, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty