Table 1.
Trait | European Americans | African Americans | American Indians | Mexican Americans/Hispanics | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Former/never smokers |
Current smokers |
Former/never smokers |
Current smokers |
Former/never smokers |
Current smokers |
Former/never smokers |
Current smokers |
|
Nmax (%) | 19,975 (80.9) | 4,725 (19.1) | 7,241 (74.0) | 2,541 (26.0) | 2,390 (66.3) | 1,217 (33.7) | 2,788 (83.1) | 569 (16.9) |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 53.7 ± 15.9 | 49.3 ± 15.9 | 56.1 ± 15.7 | 54.3 ± 17.1 | 46.6 ± 13.6 | 45.3 ± 14.3 | 50.1 ± 13.6 | 47.9 ± 14.5 |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 129.9 ± 36.1 | 133.9 ± 38.6 | 129.3 ± 39.6 | 123.4 ± 40.8 | 115.5 ± 33.6 | 120.4 ± 34.0 | 122.3 ± 34.3 | 123.0 ± 34.5 |
TG (mg/dl) | 137.2 ± 83.2 | 136.5 ± 80.8 | 100.3 ± 56.6 | 104.6 ± 65.0 | 146.6 ± 100.5 | 144.6 ± 97.7 | 160.6 ± 101.1 | 165.6 ± 112.5 |
All values reported as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated