Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and cardiometabolic risk factors in adults from the Pennington Center Longitudinal Study (n=395).+
| Men (n=136; 34%) | Women (n=259; 66%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | MHO | OA | MHO | OA | |
| n (%) | 395 | (n=57; 42%) | (n=79; 58%) | (n=153; 59%) | (n=106; 41%) |
| Age (years) | 41.1 ± 11.2 | 37.8 ± 12.7* | 43.6 ± 11.2 | 39.2 ± 10.6* | 43.5 ± 10.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Caucasian | 246 (62) | 47 (82) | 64 (81) | 76 (50) | 59 (57) |
| African American | 149 (38) | 10 (18) | 15 (19) | 77 (50) | 47 (44) |
| Weight (kg) | 96.2 ± 12.2 | 102.7 ± 9.6* | 107.8 ±11.2 | 89.8 ± 8.9* | 93.2 ± 10.6 |
| Height (cm) | 168.3 ± 8.8 | 176.4 ± 6.0 | 178.1 ± 5.7 | 163.4 ± 6.1 | 163.6 ± 5.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 33.9 ± 3.0 | 33.0 ± 2.1* | 34.0 ± 3.2 | 33.6 ± 2.8* | 34.8 ± 3.4 |
| WC (cm) | 102.3 ± 10.9 | 107.1 ± 7.9* | 111.8 ± 11.5 | 96.4 ± 8. * | 101.3 ± 8.8 |
| Smoking Status n (%) | |||||
| Never | 301 (76) | 40 (70) | 48 (61) | 131 (86) | 82 (77) |
| Former | 75 (19) | 14 (25) | 28 (35) | 17 (11) | 16 (15) |
| Current | 19 (5) | 3 (5) | 3 (4) | 5 (3) | 8 (8) |
| Post-menopausal (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 (10)* | 21 (20) |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 120.5 ± 12.9 | 118.8 ± 11.2* | 127.2 ± 11.5 | 116.0 ± 12.0* | 122.9 ± 13.4 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 77.8 ± 8.4 | 75.5 ± 7.2* | 83.1 ± 7.2 | 75.1 ± 7.7* | 79.2 ± 8.8 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 98.4 ± 13.2 | 95.4 ± 4.7* | 106.3 ±21.8 | 93.2 ± 7.8* | 101.6 ± 9.8 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 131.7 ± 73.1 | 122.2 ± 57.1* | 182.3 ± 89.6 | 89.8 ± 41.4* | 159.7 ± 67.4 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 49.8 ± 12.3 | 44.6 ± 8.1* | 40.9 ± 9.5 | 58.9 ± 11.5* | 46.2 ± 8.3 |
+
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation
*
Significant difference in the unadjusted means between OA and MHO within gender