Table 1.
Baseline characteristics in Women and Men
| COVARIATE | WOMEN n=1932 |
MEN n=1507 |
P-VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 43 [36, 52] | 43 [36, 51] | 0.93 |
| Black race | 53.3% | 49.3% | 0.02 |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 17.7% | 16.0% | 0.21 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 1.6% | 2.8% | 0.01 |
| Diabetes | 11.6% | 11.4% | 0.87 |
| Hypertension | 34.7% | 33.0% | 0.28 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 12.2% | 13.9% | 0.14 |
| Current smoking | 25.5% | 33.8% | <.0001 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 30.5 [25.6, 36.6] | 28.5 [25.1, 32.3] | <.0001 |
| Lean mass, kg | 47.2 [41.9, 53.6] | 63.9 [58.1, 71.2] | <.0001 |
| Fat mass, kg | 30.1 [23.3, 40.0] | 20.7 [15.2, 27.1] | <.0001 |
| Body surface area, m2 | 1.9 [1.7, 2.1] | 2.0 [1.9, 2.2] | <.0001 |
| Visceral fat, kg | 1.8 [1.3, 2.3] | 2.5 [1.8, 3.2] | <.0001 |
| Subcutaneous abdominal fat, kg | 5.2 [3.6, 7.6] | 3.3 [2.4, 4.6] | <.0001 |
| Lower body fat, kg | 11.1 [8.6, 14.6] | 6.5 [4.7, 8.6] | <.0001 |
| HOMA-IR, units | 3.2 [1.7, 5.3] | 2.8 [1.5, 4.9] | 0.001 |
| eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 | 98.5 [84.3, 115] | 96.6 [84.8, 111] | 0.004 |
| Left ventricular mass, grams | 137 [118, 158] | 186 [163, 211] | <.0001 |
Abbreviations: HOMA-IR, Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance Index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate