Table 1.
Baseline study population characteristics
| Outcome Status Over Follow-up
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N=654)
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Alive and did not experience an event (N=331)
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Experienced an event (N=296)
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Died without experiencing an event (N=27)
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| Mean (SD) or %
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Mean (SD) or %
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Mean (SD) or %
|
Mean (SD) or %
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| Age, years | 58.1 (5.7) | 57.3 (5.8) | 58.9 (5.4) | 60.3 (6.4) |
| Male | 39% | 32% | 46% | 41% |
| White | 59% | 59% | 59% | 67% |
| Education | ||||
| < HS | 32% | 30% | 35% | 22% |
| HS or college | 40% | 38% | 44% | 33% |
| > college | 28% | 32% | 22% | 44% |
| Current smoking | 18% | 18% | 18% | 33% |
| Current drinking | 38% | 38% | 37% | 56% |
| Physical activity | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.9) |
| Family history of CVD* | 57% | 55% | 57% | 74% |
| Hypercholesterolemia† | 30% | 25% | 35% | 26% |
| Statin use | 3% | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 30.7 (5.8) | 30.4 (6.1) | 31.4 (5.3) | 28.2 (6.1) |
| Hypertension‡ | 57% | 48% | 67% | 59% |
| Glucose-lowering medication | ||||
| Insulin | 19% | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| Oral only | 48% | 43% | 54% | 48% |
| None | 32% | 41% | 23% | 33% |
| Recent onset of diabetes | 30% | 32% | 27% | 44% |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HS, high school
*
Family history of CVD defined as self-reported parental history of stroke or CHD
†
Hypercholesterolemia was defined as total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL or use of cholesterol-lowering medication.
‡
Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or use of antihypertensive medication.