Table 1. Characteristics of the three samples of European-Americans and two samples of African-Americans.
| European Americans | African Americans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIC | FHS | MESA | ARIC | MESA | |
| n | 7,868 | 3,430 | 1,949 | 2,089 | 1,149 |
| Age (yr) | 54.1 ± 5.7 | 35.2 ± 9.9 | 61.9 ± 10.4 | 53.0 ± 5.7 | 61.2 ± 10.3 |
| Sex (% female) | 54.0 | 52.7 | 61.9 | 62.0 | 54.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.7 ± 4.7 | 25.2 ± 4.2 | 27.3±5.1 | 29.2 ± 8.9 | 29.8 ± 5.9 |
| Plasma triglyceride* | 1.46 ± 0.87 | 300.7 ± 240.8 | 126.2±71.6 | 1.2 ± 0.83 | 98.5 ± 50.3 |
| TG GRS (31 SNP) | 154.0 ± 16.4 | 160.9 ± 16.8 | 155.4 ± 16.3 | 160.6 ± 17.5 | 161.5 ± 17.1 |
| Plasma HDL** | 1.34 ± 0.43 | 51.2 ± 14.7 | 53.4 ± 16.2.1 | 1.45 ± 0.45 | 53.35 ±15.5 |
| Incident cases (n) | 789 | 468 | 185 | 383 | 200 |
| Mean follow-up time (days) | 2,859 | 9,392 | 2,844 | 2,529 | 2,624 |
*TG units: ARIC—mmol/L; FRAM—Meq/L; MESA—mg/dL
**HDL units: ARIC—mmol/L; FRAM & MESA—mg/dL