Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population
| (n = 2122) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) |
44 ± 10 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
30 ± 7 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
126 ± 17 |
| Use of blood pressure lowering medication (%) |
19% |
| Resting heart rate (beats per minute) |
75 ± 11 |
| Hypertension (%) |
29% |
| Male sex (%) |
44% |
| Ethnicity |
|
| African American |
49% |
| White |
33% |
| Hispanic |
16% |
| Other |
2% |
| Diabetes (%) |
10% |
| Current smoking (%) |
26% |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) |
12% |
| Low HDL-C (%) |
39% |
| Family history of myocardial infarction (%) |
31% |
| Coronary artery calcium score >10 (%) |
19% |
| Mean abdominal aortic wall thickness (mm) |
1.68 ± 0.30 |
| Total arterial compliance (ml/mmHg) |
1.60 ± 0.46 |
| Ascending aortic distensibility (mmHg−1 × 10−3) |
5.0 ± 3.1 |
| Aortic arch pulse wave velocity (m/s) | 4.9 ± 3.0 |