Table 1.

Number and Percent of Participants by Sex, Age Group, Education Level, Ethnicity, and Body Mass Index: Minnesota Heart Survey 1980–1982 Through 2007–2009

	1980–1982		1985–1987		1990–1992		1995–1997		2000–2002		2007–2009
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
	1659	13.2	2273	18.2	2488	18.9	1842	14.7	2762	22.1	1502	12.0
Sex
Male	798	48.1	1100	48.4	1141	45.9	860	46.7	1274	46.1	696	46.3
Female	861	51.9	1173	51.6	1347	54.1	982	53.3	1488	53.9	806	53.7
Age group (y)
25 to 39	749	45.2	995	43.8	1103	44.3	650	35.3	926	33.5	384	25.6
40 to 54	503	30.3	722	31.8	822	33.0	701	38.1	1144	41.4	592	39.4
55 to 74	407	24.5	556	24.5	563	22.6	491	26.7	692	25.1	526	35.0
Education level
Vocational or college	946	57.0	1442	63.4	1713	68.9	1329	72.2	2080	75.3	1243	82.8
High school or less	713	43.0	831	36.6	775	31.2	513	27.9	682	24.7	259	17.2
Ethnicity
White	1592	96.0	2181	96.0	2366	95.1	1728	93.8	2483	89.9	1357	90.4
Non‐white	67	4.0	92	4.1	122	4.9	114	6.2	279	10.1	145	9.7
Body mass index, kg/m2
<25	753	45.4	877	38.6	958	38.5	569	30.9	888	32.2	448	29.8
25.0 to 29.9	628	37.9	914	40.2	953	38.3	714	38.8	979	35.5	554	36.9
≥30	278	16.8	482	21.2	577	23.2	559	30.4	895	32.4	500	33.3