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Characteristics of MESA study participants.
| CD14+ monocytes (n = 934) | |
|---|---|
| Proportion or Mean (SD) | |
| Demographic | |
| Mean age (years) | 69 (9) |
| Gender (% female) | 53 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White (%) | 45 |
| Hispanic (%) | 34 |
| Black (%) | 21 |
| Self-reported smoking status | |
| Never smoker (%) | 45 |
| Former smoker (%) | 49 |
| Current smoker (%) | 6.7 |
| Urine cotinine levels | |
| Active smoking (% >100ng/ml) | 8.7 |
| Detectable (% >8ng/ml) | 14.8 |
SD, standard deviation
