Table 1.
Control Subjects (n=774) | Case Subjects (n=774) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 69 (65, 73) | 69 (65, 74) | NA |
Race | NA | ||
White | 86.8 | 86.8 | |
African American | 8.0 | 8.0 | |
Hispanic | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Other | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
Body mass index | 26.0 (23.2, 29.7) | 26.8 (23.5, 30.3) | 0.03 |
Smoking | <0.01 | ||
Current | 3.8 | 8.2 | |
Past | 41.6 | 39.6 | |
Systolic blood pressure | <0.001 | ||
≤120 | 34.9 | 21.2 | |
120-140 | 38.2 | 38.3 | |
>140 | 26.9 | 40.5 | |
Diastolic blood pressure | 0.03 | ||
< 90 | 95.2 | 92.6 | |
≥ 90 | 4.8 | 7.4 | |
Use of any hypertensive medication | 32.4 | 55.3 | <0.001 |
History of diabetes* | 7.6 | 16.2 | <0.001 |
Education | 0.08 | ||
Less than high school | 6.2 | 6.8 | |
High school graduate | 16.2 | 18.3 | |
Some college/post high school training | 37.8 | 41.5 | |
College graduate | 39.8 | 33.4 | |
Baseline Alcohol | 0.13 | ||
Non-drinker | 28.8 | 32.8 | |
1-7 drinks per week | 59.1 | 53.8 | |
≥ 7 drinks per week | 12.2 | 13.4 | |
Hormone Use | 38.2 | 40.3 | 0.40 |
Type of hormone use | 0.31 | ||
Estrogen alone | 62.5 | 68.6 | |
Estrogen + progestin | 37.5 | 31.4 | |
Exercise status (mets/wk) | 10.8 (3.5, 20.7) | 8.3 (2.5, 18.8) | <0.01 |
Values are given as median (interquartile range) or percentage
Diabetes was defined as being on treatment for diabetes or fasting glucose >126mg/dL