Appendix Table 1. Comparison of Visit 3 Characteristics between those with MRI (N=4,035), those without MRI (N=1,935) at the Forsyth and Jackson ARIC sites, as well as those included in the current study (N=1,884/1,934).
Characteristics were similar in general with the exception of age; participants with completed MRIs were slightly older.
| Visit 3 Characteristics |
All (N=5,969) |
V3: No MRI (N=4,035) |
V3: MRI (N=1,934) |
Included (N=1,884) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 59.71 (5.83) | 58.43 (5.96) | 62.39 (4.50) | 62.37 (4.50) |
| Male (%) | 3495 (59%) | 2342 (58%) | 1153 (60%) | 1132 (60%) |
| Black (%) | 2469 (41%) | 1693 (42%) | 776 (40%) | 747 (40%) |
| BMI (m/kg2) | 3009 (50%) | 2040 (51%) | 969 (50%) | 945 (50%) |
| Smoker (%) | 2955 (50%) | 1995 (49%) | 960 (50%) | 934 (50%) |
| Diabetes (%) | 28.61 (5.90) | 28.90 (6.18) | 28.01 (5.19) | 27.98 (5.21) |
| HTN (%) | 4687 (79%) | 3118 (78%) | 1569 (82%) | 1530 (82%) |
| HTN Meds (%) | 1238 (21%) | 885 (22%) | 353 (18%) | 342 (18%) |
| Prev CHD (%) | 4820 (82%) | 3255 (82%) | 1565 (82%) | 1539 (83%) |
| Tot Chol (SI) | 1085 (18%) | 735 (18%) | 350 (18%) | 326 (17%) |
| HDL (SI) | 3165 (53%) | 2187 (54%) | 978 (51%) | 967 (52%) |
| Trigs (SI) | 2772 (47%) | 1834 (46%) | 938 (49%) | 900 (48%) |
| Statin Med (%) | 3485 (58%) | 2394 (59%) | 1091 (57%) | 1077 (57%) |
| Never Drinker | 2479 (42%) | 1641 (41%) | 838 (43%) | 802 (43%) |
| Former Drinker | 5474 (94%) | 3704 (93%) | 1770 (94%) | 1733 (94%) |
| Current Drinker | 378 (6%) | 262 (7%) | 116 (6%) | 103 (6%) |