Table 1. Summary statistics of ARIC European ancestry (EA) and African Ancestry (AA) subjects used.

	European ancestry (EA) ARIC subjects					African ancestry (AA) ARIC subjects
Trait	N	Mean	SE	Min	Max	N	Mean	SE	Min	Max
SBP	8901	121.29	19.44	61	221	2860	134.72	23.49	73	257
DBP	8901	73.54	11.52	12	139	2860	84.01	13.7	34	152
AGE	8901	54.27	5.7	44	66	2860	24.32	5.76	44	66
BMI	8901	26.97	4.83	14.38	56.26	2860	25.42	6.06	14.2	59.33
Trait	Males	Mean	SE	Min	Max	Males	Mean	SE	Min	Max
SBP	4197	122.99	18.28	61	203	1060	135.52	23.14	88	241
DBP	4197	75.59	11.37	12	130	1060	86.29	14.19	51	149
AGE	4197	54.67	5.7	44	66	1060	53.71	5.94	44	66
BMI	4197	27.46	3.96	17.21	56.26	1060	28.01	4.84	15.46	54.4
Trait	Females	Mean	SE	Min	Max	Females	Mean	SE	Min	Max
SBP	4704	119.76	20.3	72	221	1800	134.24	23.69	73	257
DBP	4704	71.71	11.34	27	139	1800	82.64	13.35	34	152
AGE	4704	53.9	5.67	44	66	1800	53.19	5.64	44	65
BMI	4704	26.54	5.46	14.38	55.2	1800	30.69	6.47	14.2	59.33