Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of CHS and MESA participants who had diabetes and were free of CVD
| Characteristic | CHS | MESA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| n | 426 | 356 | 399 | 444 |
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| Age (years) | 72.6 (5.6) | 73.0 (5.3) | 65.0 (9.5) | 64.6 (9.4) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 307 (72.1) | 289 (81.2) | 62 (15.5) | 95 (21.4) |
| Black | 115 (27.0) | 64 (18.0) | 162 (40.6) | 163 (36.7) |
| Chinese-American | 0 | 0 | 50 (12.5) | 53 (11.9) |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 125 (31.3) | 133 (30.0) |
| Current smoking | 48 (11.3) | 33 (9.3) | 39 (9.8) | 71 (16.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 141 (21) | 140 (23) | 135 (23) | 131 (21) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 70 (12) | 73 (12) | 69 (10) | 75 (10) |
| Use of antihypertensive medications | 269 (63.1) | 188 (52.8) | 271 (67.9) | 267 (60.1) |
| Weight (Kg) | 74.8 (15.0) | 84.4 (13.6) | 79.4 (19.2) | 88.0 (17.2) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 101 (14) | 102 (11) | 106 (16) | 104 (13) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.5 (5.6) | 28.0 (4.1) | 31.6 (6.6) | 29.6 (4.8) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.69 (1.11) | 5.05 (0.98) | 5.05 (0.99) | 4.72 (1.04) |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.50 (1.03) | 3.05 (0.88) | 2.97 (0.88) | 2.83 (0.86) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.35 (0.34) | 1.15 (0.30) | 1.30 (0.34) | 1.09 (0.28) |
| Triacylglycerol (mmol/l) | 1.97 (1.23) | 1.94 (1.20) | 1.77 (1.32) | 1.90 (1.81) |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 9.30 (3.01) | 9.14 (2.91) | 8.67 (2.92) | 9.00 (3.43) |
| Use of oral hypoglycaemic agents | 156 (36.6) | 135 (37.9) | 288 (72.2) | 293 (66.0) |
| Use of insulin | 48 (11.3) | 44 (12.4) | 58 (14.5) | 58 (13.1) |
| Creatinine (μmol/l) | 79.8 (24.1) | 104.2 (29.3) | 75.3 (31.3) | 97.3 (59.7) |
| C-reactive protein (nmol/l) | 40.4 (107) | 28.7 (114) | 30.3 (64.3) | 18.0 (50.6) |
| ECG left ventricular hypertrophy | 22 (5.2) | 11 (3.1) | 3 (0.7) | 12 (2.7) |
| ABI | 1.04 (0.18) | 1.07 (0.21) | 1.06 (0.15) | 1.12 (0.15) |
| Common carotid IMT (mm) | 1.07 (0.21) | 1.17 (0.25) | 0.90 (0.19) | 0.97 (0.19) |
| Internal carotid IMT (mm) | 1.40 (0.53) | 1.62 (0.63) | 1.21 (0.68) | 1.32 (0.71) |
Values are n (%) for categorical variables and mean (SD) for continuous variables, except C-reactive protein (geometric mean [SD])