Table 1.
Characteristics of the African Ancestry Families
| Characteristic | Overall (N=373) |
Men (N=143) |
Women (N=230) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42.3±16.8 | 41.6±17.2 | 42.7±16.6 | 0.714 |
| Female (%) | 61.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Post-Menopausal (%) | 19.4 | N/A | 31.7 | N/A |
| Height (cm) | 170.6±8.6 | 177.4±7.2 | 166.4±6.5 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 82.2±18.9 | 84.0±17.4 | 81.1±19.5 | 0.122 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.3±6.4 | 26.6±5.0 | 29.3±6.9 | <0.001 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 121.5±24.0 | 126.1±20.3 | 118.6±25.6 | 0.012 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 75.2±13.0 | 76.7±12.5 | 74.3±13.2 | 0.157 |
| Antihypertensive Medication (%) | 9.7 | 4.9 | 12.6 | 0.010 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 104.3±27.0 | 107.1±23.1 | 102.5±29.0 | 0.043 |
| Diabetes (%) | 15.1 | 10.6 | 18.0 | 0.034 |
| Current Smoking (%) | 4.6 | 11.9 | 0.0 | <0.001 |
| ≥3 Alcoholic drinks/week (%) | 11.3 | 26.6 | 1.8 | <0.001 |
| Walk for exercise in past week (%) | 69.9 | 70.6 | 69.4 | 0.806 |
| Taking Calcium Supplement (%) | 19.6 | 9.1 | 26.1 | <0.001 |
Values are presented as mean±SD or %, as appropriate.