Table 2. Demographic, anthropometric, laboratory and disease status in the CARRS and MASALA studies, 2010–2013.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRSN = 2563 | MASALA N = 402 | CARRS N = 2731 | MASALA N = 346 | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Mean age, years | 51.9 ± 9.8 | 56.2 ± 9.9 | 50.9 ± 8.9 | 54.6 ± 8.6 |
| 40 to 54 | 1705 (66.5) | 191 (47.5) | 1878 (68.8) | 186 (53.8) |
| 55 to 69 | 681 (26.6) | 164 (40.8) | 732 (26.8) | 142 (41.0) |
| ≥70 | 177 (6.9) | 47 (11.7) | 121 (4.4) | 18 (5.2) |
| Less than college degree | 2045 (79.8) | 30 (7.5) | 2367 (86.7) | 44 (12.7) |
| Current tobacco user* | 772 (30.1) | 24 (6.0) | 21 (0.8) | 4 (1.2) |
| Missing | - | 1 (0.2) | - | - |
| Fruits and Vegetable Intake (# of times/day) | ||||
| <2 | 1063 (41.5) | 11 (2.7) | 1383 (50.6) | 2 (0.6) |
| 2 to 4 | 1244 (48.5) | 68 (16.9) | 1173 (43.0) | 28 (8.1) |
| >4 | 256 (10.0) | 322 (80.1) | 175 (6.4) | 316 (91.3) |
| Missing | - | 1 (0.2) | - | - |
| Any vigorous physical activity in the week | 450 (17.6) | 120 (29.9) | 271 (9.9) | 54 (15.6) |
| Missing | 17 (0.7) | 13 (3.2) | 21 (0.8) | 3 (0.9) |
| BP and anthropometry | ||||
| Mean waist-to-height ratio | 0.55 ± 0.07 | 0.57 ± 0.06 | 0.57 ± 0.08 | 0.57 ± 0.06 |
| Abnormal waist-to-height ratio¶ | 1541 (60.1) | 353 (87.8) | 1871 (68.5) | 299 (86.4) |
| Missing | 560 (21.8) | 2 (0.5) | 491 (18.0) | - |
| BP(mmHg): Sys &/or Dias† | ||||
| <120 & <80 | 535 (20.9) | 141 (35.1) | 769 (28.2) | 169 (48.8) |
| 120–139 or 80–89 | 958 (37.4) | 189 (47.0) | 1029 (37.7) | 117 (33.8) |
| ≥140 or ≥90 | 910 (35.5) | 72 (17.9) | 859 (31.5) | 60 (17.3) |
| Missing | 160 (6.2) | - | 74 (2.7) | - |
| Laboratories† | ||||
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | ||||
| < 5.6 | 1196 (46.7) | 200 (49.8) | 1149 (42.1) | 235 (67.9) |
| 5.6 to <7 | 798 (31.1) | 138 (34.3) | 1026 (37.6) | 92 (26.6) |
| ≥7 | 568 (22.2) | 58 (14.4) | 555 (20.3) | 18 (5.2) |
| Missing | 1 (0.0) | 6 (1.5) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%) | ||||
| <5.7 | 649 (25.3) | 115 (28.6) | 578 (21.2) | 98 (28.3) |
| 5.7 - <6.5 | 993 (38.7) | 202 (50.2) | 1126 (41.2) | 206 (59.5) |
| ≥6.5 | 908 (35.4) | 83 (20.6) | 1006 (36.8) | 40 (11.6) |
| Missing | 13 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 21 (0.8) | 2 (0.6) |
| Diabetes# | 624 (24.3) | 97 (24.1) | 631 (23.1) | 52 (15.0) |
| Missing | 1 (0.0) | - | 1 (0.0) | - |
| Hypertensionǁ | 987 (38.5) | 181 (45.0) | 971 (35.6) | 126 (36.4) |
| Missing | 154 (6.0) | - | 63 (2.3) | - |
Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation), or number (percent in each group).
*Current tobacco use is defined as any cigarette use in the past 12 months.
¶Waist-to-height ratio > 0.5 is defined as abnormal
†Blood pressure and laboratory values report measured results regardless of self-reported disease status.
#Diabetes is defined as fasting glucose ≥ 7 mmol/L (126 mg/dL) and/or use of medications for diabetes.
ǁHypertension is defined as systolic BP ≥ 140 or diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg and/or use of medications for hypertension.