Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Men with Incident MI and Matched Controls During 10 Years of Follow-up^‡

Characteristics	Cases (n = 454)		Controls (n = 900)		P Value
Age, mean (SD), y	63.8	(8.6)	63.8	(8.6)
Current smoker	42	(9.3)	80	(8.9)
Body mass index, mean (SD)†	26.1	(3.3)	25.6	(3.4)	0.01
Major ancestry
White	427	(94.1)	851	(94.6)	0.70
African American	0		2	(0.22)	0.55
Asian	3	(0.7)	5	(0.6)	1.0
Other	24	(5.3)	42	4.7)	0.62
Region of residence
South	197	(43.5)	426	(47.3)	0.17
Northeast	146	(32.2)	313	(34.8)	0.34
Midwest	111	(24.4)	161	(17.9)	0.004
Family history of MI before age 60 y	72	(15.9)	100	(11.1)	0.01
Current aspirin use, ≥2/wk	177	(39.0)	310	(34.4)	0.10
History of diabetes	42	(9.3)	33	(3.7)	<0.0001
History of hypertension	169	(37.2)	265	(29.4)	0.004
Fat intake, mean (SD), % energy
Total	30.6	(6.7)	30.2	(6.9)	0.40
Saturated fat	10.2	(2.7)	10.0	(2.9)	0.22
Marine omega-3	0.12	(0.16)	0.13	(0.20)	0.85
Alcohol consumption, median (IQR), g/d	4.2	(0–14.6)	6.9	(0.88–17.8)	0.002
Multivitamin use	211	(46.5)	436	(48.44)	0.49
Physical activity, median (IQR), MET-h/wk	22.8	(9.5–46.5)	26.1	(11.9–48.8)	0.05
Cholesterol level, mean (SD), mg/dL
Total	210.7	(39.0)	202.4	(36.3)	0.0001
HDL	42.2	(11.1)	46.0	(12.6)	<0.0001
LDL	133.9	(34.5)	126.0	(31.2)	<0.0001
Triglycerides level, mean (SD), mg/dL	164.4	(100.4)	142.6	(101.4)	0.0002
25(OH)vitamin D, mean (SD), ng/mL	23.0	(7.6)	24.5	(8.3)	0.002

Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IQR, interquartile range; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; MET-h, metabolic equivalent task-hours; MI, myocardial infarction.

SI conversions: To convert total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0259. To convert triglycerides to mmpl/L, multiply by 0.0113.

^‡Data are expressed as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated. Age, smoking status, and month of blood draw were matched variables.

^†Body mass index is expressed as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.