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. 2013 Jan 11;14:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-6

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of PAGE participants, by site, sex, and smoking status

Current smokers, females
 
European Americans
African Americans
  total N Mean age (SD) Age range Mean BMI (SD) Max BMI total N Mean age (SD) Age range Mean BMI (SD) Max BMI
ARIC
1507
53.6 (5.6)
44-66
25.3 (5.0)
55.2
651
52.7 (5.5)
44-65
28.8 (6.1)
52.4
CARDIA
250
25.3 (3.4)
18-30
23.7 (4.0)
37.8
285
25.5 (3.5)
18-30
26.6 (6.1)
45.85
CHS
299
70.4 (4.1 )
65 - 86
25.4 (4.6 )
44.7
68
70.9 (5.3 )
65 - 86
27.2 (5.4)
50.57
EAGLE
688
43.5 (17.0)
18-85
26.8 (6.2)
53.8
500
41.4 (14.7)
18-90
29.5 (7.1)
61.68
MEC
78
56.1 (7.6)
45-71
25.8 (6.4)
52.6
169
58.4 (8.0)
45-75
28.3 (5.8)
48.1
WHI
1010
64.2 (6.6)
50-79
27.4 (6.3)
68.8
423
59.3 (6.5)
50-77
30.9 (7.0)
63.8
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
Total
3832
 
 
26.0 (5.54)
 
2096
 
 
29.0 (6.5)
 
Former/never smokers, females
 
European Americans
African Americans
 
total N
Mean age (SD)
Age range
Mean BMI (SD)
Max BMI
total N
Mean age (SD)
Age range
Mean BMI (SD)
Max BMI
ARIC
4537
54.1 (5.7)
44-65
27.1 (5.6)
54.7
1977
53.5 (5.8)
44-66
31.5 (6.5)
65.9
CARDIA
716
25.7 (3.3)
18-30
23.3 (4.0)
37.8
676
24.2 (3.9)
18-30
26.6 (6.2)
45.85
CHS
2214
72.6 (5.5)
65 - 100
26.7 (4.9)
48.3
446
73.3 (5.7)
65 - 93
30.1 (5.8 )
58.79
EAGLE
3330
54.3 (18.6)
19-90
27.2 (6.2)
64.5
1656
51.0 (14.7)
23-90
30.1 (6.8)
51.7
MEC
579
58.9 (8.3)
45-76
26.1 (5.6)
56.8
718
60.5 (8.9)
45-77
29.2 (5.9)
56.2
WHI
11865
67.3 (6.8)
50-79
29.1 (6.6)
69.5
3538
61.7 (7.1)
50-79
33.4 (7.7)
68.1
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
Total
23241
 
 
28.1 (6.1)
 
9011
 
 
31.6 (7.0)
 
Current smokers, males
 
European Americans
African Americans
 
total N
Mean age (SD)
Age range
Mean BMI (SD)
Max BMI
total N
Mean age (SD)
Age range
Mean BMI (SD)
Max BMI
ARIC
1337
54.1 (5.6)
44-65
26.5 (4.0)
56.2
622
53.7 (5.9)
44-66
26.3 (4.8)
45.6
CARDIA
242
25.4 (3.4)
18-30
24.2 (3.4)
34.5
208
25.1 (3.5)
18-30
24.0 (3.8)
36.7
CHS
184
71.3 (4.9)
65 - 90
25.3 (3.3 )
40.7
60
70.0 (4.7 )
65 - 89
25.9 (4.0 )
37.65
EAGLE
859
47.1 (17.7)
18-90
26.8 (5.0)
59.6
544
44.0 (14.9)
18-90
26.2 (5.1)
50.41
MEC
68
59.5 (7.8)
45-76
26.5 (3.8)
37
253
61.2 (7.5)
45-76
26.1 (4.0)
45.7
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
Total
2690
 
 
26.3 (4.3)
 
1687
 
 
25.9 (4.7)
 
Former/never smokers, males
 
European Americans
African Americans
 
total N
Mean age (SD)
Age range
Mean BMI (SD)
Max BMI
total N
Mean age (SD)
Age range
Mean BMI (SD)
Max BMI
ARIC
4089
55.0 (5.7)
44-66
27.7 (4.0)
53.9
1008
54.0 (6.0)
44-66
28.4 (4.8)
54.4
CARDIA
671
25.6 (3.3)
18-30
24.3 (3.2)
34.5
487
24.0 (3.7)
18-30
25.0 (4.0)
36.7
CHS
1778
73.6 (5.7)
65 - 95
26.6 (3.7)
46.2
245
73.3 (5.8 )
65 - 93
27.2 (4.0 )
38.16
EAGLE
2812
62.5 (16.9)
18-90
27.66 (4.2)
48.4
1310
53.9 (17.1)
19-87
28.6 (5.9)
46.4
MEC
603
61.9 (8.1)
45-77
26.4 (3.8)
49.6
906
63.8 (7.2)
45-77
27.9 (4.2)
51.2
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
 
 
 
mean BMIpop (SD)
 
Total 9953     27.0 (3.9)   3956     27.5 (4.5)  

ARIC Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, CARDIA Coronary Artery Risk in Young Adults, CHS Cardiovascular Health Study, EAGLE Epidemiologic Architecture for Genes Linked to Environment, MEC Multiethnic Cohort, WHI Women's Health Initiative, SD standard deviation, BMI: body mass index; Note: minimum BMI was 18.5 for all sites and ancestry groups.

BMIpop: weighted average of mean BMI reported by each PAGE site.