Table 1. Characteristics of black and white participants with sRAGE levels (N = 2,329). a , b , c , d .
| Whites | Blacks | |
|---|---|---|
| N | 1737 | 581 |
| sRAGE, pg/ml | 1066 (837,1355) | 728 (542, 963) |
| Age, years | 57.64 (5.7) | 55.45 (5.6) |
| Male | 783 (45) | 182 (31) |
| Education | ||
| ≤11 years | 266 (15) | 208 (36) |
| High school graduate | 771 (44) | 170 (29) |
| Attended college | 699 (40) | 202 (35) |
| Diabetes | 100 (6) | 101 (17) |
| BMI, kg/m 2 | 27.8 (5.1) | 30.8 (6.7) |
| Prevalent CHD | 84 (5) | 15 (3) |
| eGFR, ml/min/1.73m 2 | 76.6 (14.7) | 86.9 (20.0) |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/l | 5.75 (0.75) | 6.23 (1.43) |
a Continuous variables reported as means (SD) and categorical variables as n (%). Median (p25, p75) provided for sRAGE.
b Education, n = 1739 for whites and 588 for blacks; prevalent CHD, n = 1707 for whites and n = 577 for blacks; eGFR, n = 568 for blacks; fasting glucose, n = 1726 for whites and n = 586 for blacks
c P<0.05 for differences between race groups for all characteristics
d Abbreviations: sRAGE, soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products; BMI, body mass index; CHD, coronary heart disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate