Table 1.

Sample Characteristics of Adults in the Alameda County Study, Alameda County, California, 1994 (n=2691)

		N	%
CVD Death		152	5.65
Age in 1994 (M, SD)		64.81	10.57
Gender	Male	1157	43.00
	Female	1534	57.00
Race/ethnicity	White	2353	87.44
	Black	218	8.10
	Other	120	4.46
Married		1870	69.49
Combined Trajectory Groups	1 (Consistently Low)	440	16.35
	2 (Moderately Low)	1777	66.03
	3 (Increasing)	297	11.04
	4 (High)	177	6.58
Original Trajectory Groups	1	42	1.56
	2	70	2.60
	3	328	12.19
	4	1777	66.03
	5	297	11.04
	6	177	6.58
Average Household Income (M, SD)		36515.51	22957.60
1994 Household Income (M, SD)		38973.46	38594.24