Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics* of MESA Participants, 2000–2002
| All Participants | Participants with Re-Read Carotid Ultrasounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Analytic sample size | 6,779 | 3,310 |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 62.2 (10.2) | 60.3 (9.4) |
| Male gender, % (n) | 47.2 (3,197) | 47.1 (1,559) |
| Race/ethnicity, % (n) | ||
| White | 38.6 (2,614) | 39.5 (1,306) |
| Chinese | 11.8 (800) | 13.2 (437) |
| Black | 27.7 (1,880) | 25.4 (840) |
| Hispanic | 21.9 (1,485) | 22.0 (727) |
| Education, % (n) | ||
| Less than high school | 18.0 (1,215) | 13.7 (453) |
| High school | 46.7 (3,153) | 46.3 (1,531) |
| More than high school | 35.4 (2,390) | 40.1 (1,326) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.3 (5.5) | 28.2 (5.2) |
| Smoking, % (n) | ||
| Never | 50.3 (3,400) | 52.2 (1,729) |
| Former | 36.6 (2,475) | 36.4 (1,204) |
| Current | 13.1 (884) | 11.4 (377) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 194.2 (35.7) | 194.1 (35.2) |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 117.2 (31.5) | 117.3 (31.0) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 51.0 (14.8) | 51.0 (14.7) |
| Lipid-lowering medication, % (n) | 16.2 (1,096) | 16.3 (539) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) mean (SD) | 126.6 (21.5) | 124.1 (20.0) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) | 71.9 (10.3) | 71.9 (10.0) |
| Antihypertensive medication, % (n) | 37.3 (2,526) | 34.2 (1,133) |
| Diabetes mellitus status, % (n) | ||
| Normal | 73.6 (4,972) | 77.1 (2,552) |
| Impaired fasting glucose | 13.8 (933) | 13.0 (430) |
| Untreated diabetes mellitus | 2.7 (179) | 1.8 (60) |
| Treated diabetes mellitus | 9.9 (671) | 8.1 (268) |
*
Raw data without multiple imputation.
HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; SD = standard deviation