Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample. Descriptive statistic – mean (SD) or% of all the predictor variables involved
| No. | % | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 2466 | 42.6 | |
| Female | 3329 | 57.4 | |
| Race | |||
| White | 4855 | 83.8 | |
| African American | 901 | 15.6 | |
| Others | 39 | 0.67 | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 1701 | 29.5 | |
| High school or above | 4071 | 70.5 | |
| Age group | 71-72* | ||
| BMI status | |||
| Overweight** | 1192 | 20.6 | |
| Obese | 1762 | 30.4 | |
| Hypertension drug | |||
| Use drug | 2749 | 47.5 | |
| Not use drug | 3040 | 52.5 | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Former smoker | 2398 | 41.4 | |
| Current smoker | 698 | 12.1 | |
| Systolic BP | 5784 | 136.6 (21.9) | |
| Total cholesterol | 5739 | 211.1 (39.3) | |
| HDL | 5730 | 54.2 (15.7) | |
| Diabetes | |||
| Yes | 946 | 16.5 | |
| No | 4786 | 83.5 | |
| Family history of CVD | |||
| Yes | 1698 | 32.0 | |
| No | 4492 | 76.3 | |
| Lipid lowering drug | |||
| Yes | 311 | 5.4 | |
| No | 5478 | 94.6 | |
| Prior CVD | |||
| Yes | 1303 | 22.1 | |
| No | 4492 | 76.3 |
*Age is categorized into 13 2-year age groups, starting at age 65 (i.e., ages 65,66 forms the first group), and the last group includes 89 years old and above.
**Overweight is defined as BMI > 27 in males and 25 in females; Obese is defined as BMI > 29.6 in males or 27.3 in females.