Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of GENOA participants.
| Total N | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Age, years | 972 | 66.3 (7.6) | 39–95 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 965 | 31.2 (6.1) | 16.4–55.1 |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 970 | 140 (21) | 79–221 |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 972 | 78 (11) | 45–121 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 972 | 203.7 (42.1) | 73.5–354.5 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 963 | 116.6 (53.8) | 37–345 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 967 | 57.9 (17.1) | 21.7–122.3 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 972 | 123.6 (39.7) | 24.9–272.1 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 951 | 108.6 (29.6) | 49.5–245 |
| Insulin, mU/mL | 953 | 9.23 (8.25) | 0.22–58.29 |
| Serum creatinine, mg/dL | 961 | 0.92 (0.25) | 0.42–2.16 |
| Total N | Count | Percent | |
| Female sex | 972 | 687 | 70.7% |
| Ever smoker | 909 | 266 | 29.3% |
| Hypertension | 972 | 802 | 82.5% |
| Diabetes | 972 | 298 | 30.7% |
| Obesity | 968 | 467 | 48.2% |
BMI=body mass index, BP=blood pressure, HDL=high density lipoprotein, LDL=low density lipoprotein.
Obesity is defined as BMI>30 kg/m2.