TABLE 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of the Study Population (n = 455), by Consent or Not to Genetic Substudy
| Characteristic | Consent to Genetic Substudy |
Did Not Consent to Genetic Substudy |
P* |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 410 | 45 | |
| Age at interview, y | 65.2 ± 10.2 | 62.2 ± 10.8 | 0.043 |
| Male | 213 (52.0%) | 19 (42.2%) | 0.272 |
| Education level | 0.902 | ||
| <High-school | 56 (13.7%) | 5 (11.1%) | |
| High-school | 117 (28.5%) | 14 (31.1%) | |
| >High-school | 237 (57.8%) | 26 (57.8%) | |
| Marital status | 0.426 | ||
| Married | 294 (71.7%) | 28 (62.2%) | |
| Divorced/legally separated | 30 (7.3%) | 4 (8.9%) | |
| Widowed | 22 (5.4%) | 2 (4.4%) | |
| Single | 64 (15.6%) | 11 (24.4%) | |
| Currently employed | 125 (30.5%) | 19 (42.2%) | 0.128 |
| Race | 0.002 | ||
| African American | 169 (41.2%) | 26 (57.8%) | |
| White | 233 (56.8%) | 15 (33.3%) | |
| Other | 8 (2.0%) | 4 (8.9%) | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 15 (3.7%) | 0 | 0.382 |
| Family history type 2 DM | 266 (66.5%) | 28 (62.2%) | 0.619 |
| Family history CVD | 112 (27.3%) | 12 (26.7%) | 1.000 |
| Smoking status | 0.181 | ||
| Current | 51 (12.4%) | 6 (13.3%) | |
| Former | 202 (49.3%) | 16 (35.6%) | |
| Never | 157 (38.3%) | 23 (51.1%) | |
| Lives alone | 72 (17.6%) | 8 (17.8%) | 1.000 |
| Physically active | 231 (56.3%) | 29 (64.4%) | 0.343 |
| Duration of diabetes, y | 10.7 ± 4.3 | 11.3 ± 5.2 | 0.474 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 34.5 ± 7.7 | 33.4 ± 8.0 | 0.271 |
| BMI ≥30 kg/m2 | 284 (69.4%) | 29 (64.4%) | 0.500 |
| HbA1c, % | 8.0 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 1.7 | 0.706 |
| Hypertension | 398 (97.1%) | 43 (95.6%) | 0.639 |
| Depression | 18 (4.4%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0.709 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 194 (47.3%) | 26 (57.8%) | 0.210 |
Data are mean ± SD or n (%).
*
P from comparison of those who did and did not consent to the genetic substudy.