Table 1.
Characteristics of the pre-diabetes study participants by race and region. REGARDS, United States, 2003–2007.a
| Subjects | Stroke Belt region |
Non-Stroke Belt region |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacks | Whites | Blacks | Whites | |
| n | 3596 | 7399 | 3516 | 5378 |
| Male | 1278 (36%) | 3323 (44%) | 1346 (38%) | 2816 (52%) |
| Highest education | ||||
| <High school | 657 (18%) | 554 (7%) | 517(15%) | 249 (5%) |
| High school graduate | 1010 (28%) | 1892 (26%) | 971 (27%) | 1166 (22%) |
| Some college | 928 (26%) | 2037 (28%) | 1009 (29%) | 1373 (25%) |
| College graduate | 999 (28%) | 2914 (39%) | 1015 (29%) | 2587 (48%) |
| Income | ||||
| <$20,000 | 895 (25%) | 1654 (22%) | 733 (21%) | 487 (9%) |
| $20,000–$34,000 | 979 (27%) | 2409 (33%) | 933 (26%) | 1125(21%) |
| $35,000–$74,000 | 322 (9%) | 1526 (21%) | 1014 (29%) | 1826 (34%) |
| >$75,000 | 436 (12%) | 938 (13%) | 417 (12%) | 1328 (25%) |
| Refused to disclose | 964 (27%) | 872 (11%) | 419 (12%) | 612 (11%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 43 (1%) | 92 (1%) | 45 (1%) | 63 (1%) |
| Normal (18.5–25) | 717 (20%) | 2345 (32%) | 734 (21%) | 1607 (30%) |
| Overweight (25–30) | 1195 (33%) | 2961 (40%) | 1300 (37%) | 2248 (42%) |
| Obese (30+) | 1624 (45%) | 1979 (27%) | 1427 (41%) | 1445 (27%) |
| Physical activity | ||||
| None | 1196 (34%) | 2230 (31%) | 1286 (37%) | 1568 (30%) |
| 1–3 times/week | 1315 (37%) | 2684 (37%) | 1263 (36%) | 1974 (37%) |
| 4+ times/week | 1023 (29%) | 2390 (33%) | 917 (27%) | 1762 (33%) |
| Smoking history | ||||
| Never | 1734 (49%) | 3374 (46%) | 1509 (43%) | 2495 (47%) |
| Past | 1186 (33%) | 2988 (41%) | 1357 (39%) | 2273 (42%) |
| Current | 655 (18%) | 1016 (14%) | 637 (18%) | 589 (11%) |
| Alcohol (NIAAA) | ||||
| None | 2579 (73%) | 4274 (59%) | 2242 (66%) | 2400 (45%) |
| Moderate (1–7 drinks/week for women, 1–14 drinks/week for men) | 859 (24%) | 2633 (36%) | 1068 (31%) | 2565 (48%) |
| Heavy (8+ drinks/week for women, 15+ drinks/week for men) | 93 (3%) | 389 (5%) | 106 (3%) | 333 (6%) |
| Pre-diabetes | 1107 (31%) | 1766 (24%) | 84 (25%) | 1091 (20%) |
Note: REGARDS = Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study. NIAA = National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, kg/m2 = kilogram per square meter.
a
Findings based on 19,889 pre-diabetes and no pre-diabetes REGARDS participants.