Table 2.

Age, gender, and race/ethnicity-adjusted means or prevalences of cardiovascular risk factors according to quartile of psychosocial variables, MESA

Characteristics	range	n	Age, year	Men, %	Whites/African Americans/His panics, %	Hypertension*, %	Diabetes Mellitus**, %	Total cholesterol, mmg/dL	Current smoking, %	Body mass index, mg/dL
Trait anger
Q1	10–12	1,927	65	49	32/33/25	44	13	195	12	28.0
Q2	13–14	1,644	62	47	43/28/18	43	12	193	13	28.3
Q3	15–16	1,273	61	47	42/26/20	44	14	193	14	28.3
Q4	17–40	1,710	59	46	39/21/23	48	15	196	15	28.4
P for trend			<0.001	0.17	<0.001	0.007	0.02	0.17	<0.001	0.03
Trait anxiety
Q1	10–12	1,700	64	55	35/34/22	43	14	193	12	28.3
Q2	13–15	1,736	62	51	39/28/22	43	13	196	12	28.2
Q3	16–18	1,376	61	44	39/25/22	44	13	194	14	28.0
Q4	19–37	1,738	61	39	42/22/23	49	14	194	15	28.4
P for trend			<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.75	0.95	0.004	0.61
Depression
Q1	0–2	1,772	63	54	40/28/18	43	13	194	11	27.9
Q2	3–5	1,506	62	52	42/27/18	44	13	193	12	28.3
Q3	6–10	1,645	62	47	38/30/21	44	13	195	14	28.3
Q4	11–53	1,638	62	36	35/25/31	47	16	194	16	28.4
P for trend			0.002	<0.001	0.12	0.02	0.02	0.89	<0.001	0.02

^*Systolic blood pressure>=140mmHg, diastolic blood pressure>=90mmHg, and/or use of antihypertensive medication.

^**Fasting glucose>=126mmg/dL, and/or use of antidiabetic medication.