Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Analysis Population by Race

Baseline Characteristic	African-American n = 510, % (n)	Caucasian n = 1385, % (n)	P Value
Age group, y			0.71
65–69	36.3 (185)	33.4 (463)
70–74	32.7 (167)	34.4 (476)
75–79	20.8 (106)	21.3 (295)
80+	10.2 (52)	10.9 (151)
Females	61.0 (311)	56.3 (780)	0.07
<12 years of education	74.7 (381)	42.1 (583)	<0.001
Diabetes	29.6 (151)	13.9 (193)	<0.001
Body Mass Index >30	41.3 (211)	27.4 (379)	<0.001
History of steroid use	5.4 (28)	9.6 (133)	0.004
History of high blood pressure	63.7 (325)	51.7 (716)	<0.001
Smoking status			0.001
Never	40.6 (207)	40.9 (566)
Past	39.2 (200)	47.7 (661)
Current	20.2 (103)	11.4 (158)

Statistically significant results in bold.