Table 4.
Baseline Characteristics of NHANES I by Incident Coronary Artery Disease Event Status (n=5992)
| CAD Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Variable | No (n=4766) | Yes (n=1226) | |
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| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P value | |
| Age (years) | 45.9 ± 13.8 | 59 ± 10.6 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.7 ± 1.19 | 6.2 ± 1.22 | <0.0001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.3 ± 4.9 | 27.1 ± 5.3 | <0.0001 |
| General Well-Being (total score) | 80.9 ± 17.2 | 78.3 ± 18.6 | <0.0001 |
| Male sex | 2071 (43.5%) | 683 (55.7%) | <0.0001 |
| African American race | 635 (13.3%) | 155 (12.6%) | 0.53 |
| Education, college or higher | 1283 (26.9%) | 197 (16.1%) | <0.0001 |
| Physical activity | <0.001 | ||
| None or little | 1876 (39.4%) | 619 (50.5%) | |
| Moderate | 1979 (41.5%) | 430 (35.1%) | |
| High | 911 (19.1%) | 177 (14.4%) | |
| Currently married | 3688 (77.4%) | 907 (74%) | 0.01 |
| Current smoker | 1806 (37.9%) | 435 (35.5%) | 0.12 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 247 (5.2%) | 149 (12.2%) | <0.0001 |
| Hypertension | 779 (16.3%) | 440 (35.9%) | <0.0001 |
| History of psychiatric disorder | 135 (2.8%) | 50 (4.1%) | 0.03 |
CAD=coronary artery disease
NHANES=National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
SD=standard deviation