Table 1.

Characteristics of the ARIC participants at baseline by sex

Variable	Female (n=3,823)	Male (n=3,072)
Age, years	53.9 (5.7)	54.8 (5.7)
Education, %
Basic or no education	13.5%	15.0%
Intermediate education	51.1%	37.9%
Advanced education	35.4%	47.1%
Drinking status, %
Current drinker	63.8%	71.0%
Former drinker	13.4%	19.5%
Never drinker	22.9%	9.5%
Physical activity index score	6.9 (1.4)	7.4 (1.4)
Total calorie from dietary and ethanol intake	1499.1 (564.6)	1787.5 (705.8)
BMI, kg/m2	26.3 (5.3)	27.3 (3.9)
WHR	0.9 (0.1)	1.0 (0.1)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	100.4 (25.9)	105.2 (27.5)
Insulin, SI	75.2 (132.5)	91.1 (133.3)
HOMA-IR	3.0 (7.4)	3.9 (13.4)
LDLC, mmol/L	3.5 (1)	3.6 (0.9)
HDLC, mg/dL	58.3 (17.4)	43.0 (12.4)
Triglycerides, mg/dL	125.7 (79.7)	145.1 (91.6)
SBP, mmHg	137.6 (16.1)	140.2 (14.7)
DBP, mmHg	90.6 (9.5)	93.6 (9.8)

BMI=body mass index; DBP=diastolic blood pressure; LDLC=low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDLC=high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR=homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; SBP=systolic blood pressure; WHR=waist-hip-ratio

Mean (standard deviation) is shown unless otherwise specified.