Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and observed events in MESA study population

	Multi-Ethic Study of Atherosclerosis
Characteristics	All	Men	Women
Participants, n	5600	2635	2965
Age, median (IQR), year	61 (53–70)	61 (53–70)	61 (53–69)
Systolic blood pressure, median (IQR), mmHg	123 (111– 139)	122 (112– 138)	123 (109– 140)
Diastolic blood pressure, median (IQR), mmHg	72 (65–79)	75 (69–81)	69 (63–76)
Plasma cholesterol, median (IQR)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	5.0 (4.5–5.6)	4.9 (4.3–5.4)	5.1 (4.6–5.7)
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.1 (1.0–1.3)	1.4 (1.2–1.7)
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	3.1 (2.6–3.6)	3.1 (2.6–3.5)	3.1 (2.6–3.6)
Current smokers, %	13	15	12
C-reactive protein, median (IQR), mg/L	1.9 (0.8–4.3)	1.5 (0.7–3.2)	2.6 (1.0–5.9)
Diabetes, %	11	12	9
Hypertension, %	44	43	46
10-year ASCVD risk, median (IQR), %	8.4 (3.6–18.4)	12.0 (6.0– 22.0)	5.4 (1.9–13.7)
10-year ASCVD events, n	354	205	149
10-year CHD events, n	219	142	77

HDL = High-density lipoprotein; LDL = Low-density lipoprotein; 10-year ASCVD risk calculated with the pooled cohort equations;

ASCVD = Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CHD = Coronary heart disease; IQR = interquartile range.