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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 Jun 27;33(11):2639–2645. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.301781

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 3,251 MESA participants.

Annualized 25-OH-vitamin D [ng/ml] PTH [pg/ml]
<20
(n=1033)
20.0–29.9
(n=1155)
>=30.0
(n=1063)
<33.0
(n=964)
33.0–44.2
(n=962)
44.3–64.9
(n=955)
>=65
(n=370)
Age [y] 58.8 (9.1) 60.6 (9.4) 61.6 (9.4) 58.8 (9.1) 60.6 (9.4) 61.6 (9.4) 58.8 (9.1)
Male, % 446 (43.3%) 576 (50%) 456 (46%) 446 (43.3%) 576 (50%) 456 (46%) 446 (43.3%)
Race / ethnicity, % White 194 (18.8%) 472 (41%) 621 (58.5%) 481 (49.9%) 400 (41.6%) 318 (33.3%) 88 (24%)
Chinese 102 (9.9%) 195 (16.9%) 133 (12.5%) 170 (17.6%) 149 (15.5%) 95 (10%) 16 (4.4%)
Black 507 (49.2%) 225 (19.5%) 106 (10%) 151 (15.7%) 221 (23%) 315 (33%) 151 (41.3%)
Hispanic 228 (22.1%) 260 (22.6%) 202 (19%) 162 (16.8%) 191 (20%) 226 (23.7%) 111 (30.3%)
Treated diabetes, % 106 (10.3%) 104 (9%) 54 (5.1%) 90 (9.4%) 66 (6.9%) 72 (7.6%) 35 (9.8%)
Hypertension, % 460 (44.6%) 471 (40.9%) 310 (36.4%) 310 (32.2%) 356 (37%) 447 (46.9%) 205 (56%)
Treatment for hypertension, % 376 (36.5%) 407 (35.3%) 268 (31.2%) 268 (27.8%) 313 (32.6%) 366 (38.4%) 167 (45.6%)
SBP [mmHg] 126.2 (20.9) 124.1 (20.1) 122.4 (19.4) 119.9 (18.7) 122.6 (19.6) 127.4 (20.2) 131.6 (22)
DBP [mmHg] 73.1 (10.1) 71.8 (10) 70.5 (9.8) 70.5 (9.5) 71.5 (10.2) 72.7 (9.9) 73.4 (10.8)
BMI [kg/m2] 29.9 (5.6) 28 (5) 26.8 (4.5) 26.8 (4.6) 27.9 (5) 28.9 (5.2) 30.7 (6.1)
Total cholesterol [mg/dl] 193.3 (36.5) 192.8 (34.4) 195.8 (33.9) 195.4 (34.6) 193.5 (35.1) 194.6 (34.5) 189.4 (35.9)
LDL [mg/dl] 118.7 (32.5) 116.4 (30) 116 (29.4) 117.4 (29.4) 117.1 (31.1) 117.8 (30.6) 113.3 (32.5)
HDL [mg/dl] 49.8 (14.5) 50 (14.6) 53.7 (15.7) 51.3 (14.4) 50.6 (14.9) 51.4 (15.6) 51.6 (15.6)
Treatment with statins, % 136 (13.2%) 187 (16.2%) 129 (16.1%) 129 (13.4%) 133 (13.8%) 158 (16.6%) 74 (20.2%)
Current smokers, % 158 (15.4%) 114 (9.9%) 101 (9.5%) 125 (13%) 116 (12.1%) 97 (10.2%) 35 (9.6%)
Former smokers, % 361 (35.1%) 415 (36.1%) 399 (37.6%) 349 (36.2%) 343 (35.8%) 359 (37.6%) 124 (34%)
GFR [ml/min/1.73m2] 88.9 (16) 86 (15.6) 83 (15.2) 86.4 (14.8) 86.4 (15.6) 86 (15.8) 83.1 (18.2)
Calcium [mg/dl] 9.6 (0.4) 9.6 (0.4) 9.7 (0.4) 9.7 (0.4) 9.7 (0.4) 9.6 (0.4) 9.6 (0.5)
Phosphorus [mg/dl] 3.7 (0.5) 3.6 (0.5) 3.7 (0.5) 3.8 (0.5) 3.7 (0.5) 3.6 (0.5) 3.5 (0.5)
IL-6 [IU/ml] 38 (13.5) 40.4 (17.1) 41.9 (23.1) 39.5 (14.9) 39.9 (22.5) 40.4 (13.1) 41.5 (25.3)
CRP [mg/l] 1.7 (1.3) 1.4 (1) 1.3 (1) 1.3 (1.1) 1.4 (1.1) 1.5 (1.2) 1.7 (1.1)

Abbreviations:

SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; BMI = body-mass index; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; GFR = glomerular filtration rate; IL-6 = interleukin-6; CRP = C-reactive protein.