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. 2016 Jul 21;26(3):355–362. doi: 10.18865/ed.26.3.355

Table 1. Sample characteristics by subclinical disease in the Jackson Heart Study.

  Total LVH (n=3114) PAD (n=4026) CAC (n=2661) CIMTa (n=4524)
  N=4766(%) No Yes P No Yes P None Any P mean(SD) P
Women 3059(64%) 1839(64%) 155(70%) .05 2420(64%) 155(68%) .193 1010(69%) 731(61%) <.001 .70(.17) <.001
Men 1697(36%) 1054(36%) 66(30%) 1378(36%) 73(32%) .193 449(31%) 471(39%) .75(.2)
Age (mean) 53.93(12.78) 51.08(12.44) 58.95(10.86) <.001 53.41(12.31) 61.34(13.85) <.001 50.03(9.64) 59.39(10.05) <.001
Current smoker 594(13%) 340(12%) 37(17%) .022 456(12%) 40(18%) <.001 108(7%) 156(13%) <.001 .72(.17) <.001
Alcohol drinking per week 3.50(7.65) 3.30(7.32) 1.69(2.98) .057 3.65(7.88) 3.44(10.23) .815 2.91(7.71) 3.50(7.04) .176
Total physical activity score 8.48(2.57) 8.81(2.49) 7.64(2.54) <.001 8.63(2.52) 7.16(2.47) <.001 9.05(2.35) 8.17(2.54) <.001
% Calories from fat 35.16(6.90) 35.42(6.86) 34.28(7.84) .020 35.20(6.90) 34.54(6.98) .175 36.15(6.53) 34.80(7.08) <.001
BMI (mean) 31.77(7.29) 30.98(6.73) 36.14(8.20) <.001 31.46(6.84) 29.76(6.87) <.001 31.28(6.59) 31.57(6.42) .260
<18.5 22(0%) 10(0%) 1(0%) <.001 15(0%) 3(1%) <.001 4(0%) 6(0%) .132 .67(.13) <.001
18.5-24.9 674(14%) 459(16%) 12(5%) 546(14%) 49(21%) 212(15%) 140(12%) .7(.17)
25-29.9 1525(32%) 999(34%) 43(19%) 1249(33%) 82(36%) 495(34%) 416(35%) .73(.19)
≥30 2547(53%) 1429(49%) 165(75%) 1988(52%) 94(41%) 748(51%) 640(53%) .72(.18)
Hypertension 2815(60%) 1503(52%) 190(86%) <.001 2184(58%) 169(74%) <.001 706(49%) 865(73%) <.001 .76(.19) <.001
Type 2 diabetes 782(17%) 384(14%) 65(31%) <.001 572(15%) 59(26%) <.001 123(9%) 256(22%) <.001 .79(.21) <.001
Hypercholesterolemia 1337(31%) 743(28%) 76(39%) .001 1060(30%) 104(50%) <.001 313(23%) 463(42%) <.001 .76(.18) <.001
Hypertriglyceridemia 288(7%) 155(6%) 7(4%) .233 233(7%) 14(7%) .902 46(4%) 97(10%) <.001 .74(.19) .004

Values in the table represent N (%) for categorical variables and mean (SD) otherwise; P for unadjusted differences are from Pearson’s chi-squared tests for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables.

SEP, socioeconomic position; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; PAD, peripheral arterial disease; CAC, coronary artery calcification; CIMT, carotid intima media thickness; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index.

Characteristics and CVD risk factor data by subclinical disease from the 5,301 participants enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study.

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