Table 7.

Baseline Characteristic of Echocardiogram Population by Race for Categorical Characteristics

Risk Factor	Classification	Caucasian		African American
		Number	%	Number	%
Sex	Male	100 586	45.1	14 740	40.2
	Female	122 377	54.9	21 935	59.8
DM	Yes	34 157	15.3	6360	17.3
	No	117 062	52.5	18 649	50.8
	Imputed	71 757	32.2	11 672	31.8
HTN	Yes	94 090	42.2	17 110	46.6
	No	71 156	31.9	10 263	28.0
	Imputed	57 730	25.9	9308	25.4
CAD	Yes	17 774	8.0	1362	3.7
	No	174 228	78.1	31 461	85.8
	Imputed	30 974	13.9	3858	10.5
Statin use	Yes	62 719	28.1	7873	21.5
	No	160 257	71.9	28 808	78.5

Baseline characteristic for the echocardiogram population are shown, stratified by race, for categorical risk factors. Caucasian subjects were more likely to be male, have coronary artery disease and be prescribed statins while African Americans are more likely to have diabetes and hypertension. CAD indicates coronary artery disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension.