. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Apr 20;26(6):667–673. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.03.011

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for MESA and HNR

Variable	MESA (n = 2,270)	HNR (n = 2,820)
Common CIMT (mm)^*	0.709 ± 0.192	0.668 ± 0.128
Age (y)	60.2 ± 8.7	58.8 ± 7.6
Men	48.4%	48.9%
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.9 ± 5.2	27.5 ± 4.4
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	121.8 ± 19.6	132.0 ± 20.8
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	70.6 ± 10.0	81.3 ± 10.8
Blood pressure medication	30.5%	27.4%
Current smokers	12.6%	23.9%
Past smokers	44.4%	33.3%
Pack-years	15.2 ± 28.2	14.9 ± 24.0
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	196.2 ± 35.2	230.8 ± 37.8
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	52.1 ± 15.7	59.2 ± 17.4
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	117.6 ± 30.0	147.4 ± 36.0
Cholesterol medication	17.5%	8.2%
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	134.3 ± 93.5	143.7 ± 100.2
Diabetes medications	4.0%	4.2%
Glucose (mg/dL)	91.1 ± 21.9	109.0 ± 24.3
Alcoholic drinks/week	8.1 ± 16.7	5.3 ± 9.2
ABI	1.13 ± 0.114	1.14 ± 0.14
Framingham risk score	0.10 ± 0.08	0.11 ± 0.08

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or as percentages.

Mean of mean far-wall CIMT.