Table 1.
Participant characteristics (total N=6,256) at the baseline examination 2000-2002
| N | % | N/mean | %/SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
|
|
Diabetes |
|
|
| Male |
2974 |
47.5 |
Normal |
4635 |
74.1 |
| Female |
3282 |
52.5 |
IFG* |
855 |
13.7 |
| Age(years) |
|
|
Treated diabetes |
157 |
2.5 |
| 45-54 |
1828 |
29.2 |
Untreated diabetes |
589 |
9.4 |
| 55-64 |
1755 |
28.1 |
Missing |
20 |
0.3 |
| 65-74 |
1838 |
29.4 |
Education |
|
|
| 75-84 |
835 |
13.3 |
Less than high school graduate |
1057 |
16.9 |
| Race-ethnicity |
|
|
High school graduate |
1135 |
18.1 |
| White |
2449 |
39.1 |
Some college |
1776 |
28.4 |
| Chinese |
735 |
11.7 |
College graduate or higher |
2269 |
36.3 |
| Black |
1714 |
27.4 |
Missing |
19 |
0.3 |
| Hispanic |
1358 |
21.7 |
Lipid lowering medication |
|
|
| Income ($/year) |
|
|
No |
5238 |
83.7 |
| <12,000 |
655 |
10.5 |
Yes |
1015 |
16.2 |
| 12,000-24,999 |
1161 |
18.6 |
Missing |
3 |
0.05 |
| 25,000-49,999 |
1748 |
27.9 |
Hypertension |
|
|
| 50,000-74,999 |
1048 |
16.8 |
No |
3504 |
56.0 |
| ≥75,000 |
1410 |
22.5 |
Yes |
2752 |
44.0 |
| missing |
234 |
3.7 |
MESA area |
|
|
| Cigarette smoking |
|
|
Forsyth County (Winston-Salem) |
999 |
16.0 |
| Never |
3145 |
50.3 |
New York |
1021 |
16.3 |
| Former |
2299 |
36.7 |
Baltimore |
975 |
15.6 |
| Current |
794 |
12.7 |
St. Paul |
982 |
15.7 |
| Missing |
18 |
0.3 |
Chicago |
1088 |
17.4 |
| BMI* |
|
|
Los Angeles County |
1191 |
19.0 |
| <23 |
1796 |
28.7 |
Total choleterol (mg/dl) |
194.1 |
35.4 |
| 23-27.5 |
2459 |
39.3 |
HDL choleterol (mg/dl) |
50.9 |
14.7 |
| 27.6-40 |
1777 |
28.4 |
LDL choleterol (mg/dl) |
117.2 |
31.2 |
| >40 |
224 |
3.6 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
131.0 |
86.6 |
| |
|
|
Waist circumference(cm) |
98.0 |
14.3 |
| Body surface area | 1.9 | 0.2 |
* BMI=body mass index; IFG=impaired fasting glucose.