Table 1.
Demographic/clinical history | Female (N = 686) |
Male (N = 1635) |
P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age at entry (years), mean ± SD | 62.9 ± 9.3 | 62.2 ± 8.7 | 0.08 |
Race ethnicity | <0.001 | ||
White, non-Hispanic | 55.5% | 69.8% | |
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic | 27.7% | 12.4% | |
Hispanic | 13.0% | 12.5% | |
Asian and others | 3.8% | 5.3% | |
Region and country | <0.001 | ||
United States and Canada | 74.9% | 79.1% | |
México and Brazil | 22.1% | 17.7% | |
Czech Republic& Austria | 3.1% | 3.3% | |
Education level | <0.001 | ||
<High school | 46.1% | 33.0% | |
≥High school | 53.9% | 67.0% | |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 32.9 ± 6.9 | 31.3 ± 5.4 | <0.001 |
Diabetes duration (years), mean ± SD | 12.2 ± 9.6 | 9.7 ± 8.1 | <0.001 |
History of hypertension | 87.2% | 80.4% | <0.001 |
History of hypercholesterolemia | 82.9% | 81.4% | 0.4 |
History of MI | 27.9% | 33.6% | 0.007 |
History of CHF | 7.8% | 6.0% | 0.1 |
CABG prior to randomization | 4.5% | 7.2% | 0.02 |
PCI prior to randomization | 20.1% | 19.4% | 0.7 |
Cerebrovascular Accident | 11.0% | 9.3% | 0.2 |
Physical Activity | <0.001 | ||
Sedentary | 28.2% | 19.3% | |
Mild to moderate | 69.6% | 77.4% | |
Strenuous | 2.2% | 3.3% | |
Cigarette smoking | <0.001 | ||
Never smoked | 51.9% | 25.4% | |
Current smoker | 9.8% | 13.4% | |
Self-rated health | <0.001 | ||
Excellent to good | 46.8% | 56.4% | |
Fair to poor | 53.3% | 43.6% | |
Mean HbA1C (%) | 8.0 ± 1.7 | 7.5 ± 1.6 | <0.001 |
Mean blood pressure (mm Hg) | |||
Systolic (mm Hg) | 134.8 ± 22.6 | 130.4 ± 18.7 | <0.001 |
Diastolic (mm Hg) | 73.8 ± 12.5 | 74.9 ± 10.6 | 0.04 |
Mean LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 102.9 ± 34.8 | 93.5 ± 32.2 | <0.001 |
MI = myocardial infarction; CHF = congestive heart failure.