Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants
| Characteristica | Participantsb
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Men (n=7,249) | Women (n=7,935) | |
| Age, y | 40.71(18.00;90.00) | 42.04(18.00;90.00) |
| Height, cm | 175.50 (139.40; 206.50) | 161.71(126.9;189.00) |
| Weight, kg | 79.81(40.70;241.80) | 66.04(32.50;213.50) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.74(18.50;70.20) | 25.15(18.50;79.60) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 93.89 (62.80;174.10) | 86.52(59.4;170.4) |
| Hip circumference, cm | 98.55(69.10;179.20) | 100.15(69.90;174.70) |
| WHR | 0.94(0.51;1.56) | 0.85(0.55;2.09) |
| Education, No. (%) | ||
| <12 y completed | 3,152 (27.22) | 3,050 (24.30) |
| 12 y completed | 2,008 (30.72) | 2,693 (37.62) |
| ≥13 y completed | 2,044 (42.06) | 2,156 (38.10) |
| Race, No. (%) | ||
| White | 4,952 (84.93) | 5,279 (83.95) |
| African American | 2,029 (10.54) | 2,408 (12.26) |
| Other | 266 (4.53) | 246 (3.79) |
| Below Poverty level, No. (%) | 1,415 (10.96) | 1,896 (14.42) |
| Smoking history, No. (%) | ||
| Nonsmoker | 2,826 (38.50) | 4,977 (56.10) |
| Former smoker | 2,240 (29.98) | 1,286 (19.38) |
| Current smoker | 2,182 (31.52) | 1,672 (24.55) |
| History of myocardial infarction, No. (%) | 388 (4.21) | 206 (2.17) |
| History of hypertension, No. (%) | 2,487 (29.49) | 2,737 (29.17) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 121.06(80.00;244.00) | 114.10(69.00;237.00) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 75.44(23.00;134.00) | 70.78(20.00;126.00) |
| History of diabetes mellitus, No. (%) | 769 (7.20) | 919 (7.54) |
| Fasting Serum insulin, pmol/L | 58.9(12.20;16438.00) | 56.60(12.20;6046.90) |
| Fasting Plasma glucose, mmol/L | 5.26(1.96;35.67) | 5.04(2.35;32.98) |
| Glycated hemoglobin, % | 5.20(3.0;16.2) | 5.10(3.30;16.10) |
| History of hyper-cholesterolemiac, No. (%) | 1,042 (34.59) | 1,443 (33.92) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.12(1.53;18.16) | 5.14(2.09;17.48) |
| Serum LDL cholesterol, mgd/L | 3.27(0.52;9.83) | 3.12(0.52;9.34) |
| Serum HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 1.11(0.21;4.16) | 1.36(0.30;5.07) |
| Serum triglycerides, mgld/L | 1.36(0.25;40.84) | 1.17(0.26;25.58) |
| Disease history, No. (%) | ||
| Heart failure | 256 (1.97) | 218 (1.70) |
| Stroke | 172 (1.60) | 166 (1.61) |
| Asthma | 469 (7.55) | 584 (7.89) |
| Chronic bronchitis | 284 (4.05) | 522 (7.80) |
| Emphysema | 165 (2.22) | 84 (1.04) |
| Physical Activity, No. (%) | ||
| Inactive | 1,063 (9.7) | 2,008 (17.3) |
| Insufficiently active | 2,315 (31.9) | 2,787 (35.1) |
| Active | 3,871 (58.4) | 3,140 (47.6) |
Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.
a
Values are expressed as mean±SD unless specified otherwise.
b
Denominator may not always total to 15,184 for all participants, 7,249 for men, and 7,935 for women because of missing values.
c
Total Cholesterol Value higher than 200 mg/dL