Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Strong Heart Study participants, 1993 to 1995 (n=721)
| Variable | ||
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| Left ventricular mass (gm); mean (sd) | 150.1 | (32.1) |
| Age (years); mean (sd) | 55.7 | (5.6) |
| Female; n (%) | 495 | (68.7) |
| ApoE ε4 allele presence; n (%) | 170 | (23.6) |
| Income; n (%) | ||
| Less than $10,000 | 195 | (33.6) |
| $10,000 to less than $25,000 | 253 | (43.5) |
| $25,000 or greater | 133 | (22.9) |
| Education (number of years); mean (sd) | 12.4 | (2.9) |
| Study Site; n (%) | ||
| Arizona | 88 | (12.2) |
| Oklahoma | 305 | (42.3) |
| Dakotas | 328 | (45.5) |
| Smoking status; n (%) | ||
| Never | 202 | (28.8) |
| Ever | 263 | (37.5) |
| Current | 236 | (33.7) |
| Alcohol use status; n (%) | ||
| Never | 137 | (19.3) |
| Ever | 339 | (47.7) |
| Current | 234 | (33.0) |
| Perceived stress scale (PSS); mean (sd) | 10.8 | (4.4) |
| BMI (kg/m2); mean (sd) | 31.5 | (5.8) |
| BMI (CDC); n (%) | ||
| Normal | 83 | (11.5) |
| Overweight | 234 | (32.5) |
| Obese | 402 | (55.9) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); mean (sd) | 123.3 | (16.4) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); mean (sd) | 74.8 | (9.3) |
| Heart disease; n (%) | 86 | (11.9) |
| Atrial fibrillation; n (%) | 1 | (0.1) |
| Hypertension; n (%) | 225 | (31.2) |
| Treatment for Hypertension; n (%) | 154 | (21.4) |
| Diabetes; n (%) | 211 | (29.3) |
| Treatment for diabetes; n (%) | ||
| None | 589 | (92.8) |
| Oral | 0 | (0.0) |
| Insulin | 44 | (6.9) |
| Oral/Insulin | 2 | (0.3) |