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. 2014 Sep 20;4:12. doi: 10.1186/2043-9113-4-12

Table 3.

Demographics among individuals with and without echocardiography performed

Echocardiography performed   Echocardiography not performed   P = X 2 or t-test
N
2,834 (20.3%)
N
11,123 (79.7%)
<2.2×10-16
Age (years)
58.6 [46.2–70.2]
Age (years)
43.8 [31.3–58.1]
<2.2×10-16
Gender (female)
1,694 (59.8%)
Gender (female)
7,429 (66.8%)
2.9×10-12
Race
N
Within group (%)*
Within race (%)**
Race
 
Within group (%)*
Within race (%)**
 
  Black
2,426
85.6
23.4
  Black
7,959
71.6
76.6
<2.2×10-16
  Hispanic
119
4.2
9.5
  Hispanic
1,130
10.2
90.5
  Asian
121
4.3
12.2
  Asian
869
7.8
87.8
  Other
168
5.9
NA
  Other
1,165
10.4
NA
 
BMI (kg/m2)
29.6 [24.8–35.3]
BMI (kg/m2)
28.2 [23.9–33.3]
4.1×10-16
HbA1C (%)
6.2 [5.7–7.3]
HbA1C (%)
6.0 [5.4–6.9]
3.7×10-7
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
1.0 [0.8–1.5]
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
0.8 [0.7–1.03]
<2.2×10-16
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
184 [158–213]
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
181 [157–208]
0.02
LDL (mg/dL) 107 [84–132] LDL (mg/dL) 105 [83–128] 0.06

Values are reported as median [IQR] or percent (%) as appropriate.

*Percentage of subjects with or without an echocardiogram performed respectively.

**Percentage of subjects within the specified race.