Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Cardiology | Primary Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic n (%) unless noted |
Control (n=51) |
WGS (n=49) |
Control (n=50) |
WGS (n=50) |
| Mean age (sd) | 55.6 (12.2) | 56.1 (16.2) | 54.6 (7.6) | 55.1 (7.1) |
| Age range | 26.0 – 72.1 | 18.7 – 84.6 | 41.6 – 67.9 | 41.2 – 65.9 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 19 (37.3%) | 24 (49.0%) | 30 (60.0%) | 28 (56.0%) |
| Male | 32 (62.7%) | 25 (51.0%) | 20 (40.0%) | 22 (44.0%) |
| Race | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 45 (88.2%) | 43 (87.8%) | 43 (86.0%) | 44 (88.0%) |
| Other | 6 (11.8%) | 6 (12.2%) | 7 (14.0%) | 6 (12.0%) |
| Annual Household Income | ||||
| <$100,000 | 19 (37.3%) | 24 (49.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | 9 (18.0%) |
| ≥$100,000 | 30 (58.8%) | 23 (46.9%) | 31 (62.0%) | 40 (80.0%) |
| No response | 2 (3.9%) | 2 (4.1%) | 3 (6.0%) | 1 (2.0%) |
| Education | ||||
| Did not graduate from college | 9 (17.6%) | 13 (26.5%) | 11 (22.0%) | 3 (6.0%) |
| College graduate or higher | 42 (82.4%) | 36 (73.5%) | 39 (78.0%)* | 47 (94.0%)* |
| Diagnosis (Cardiology Cohort) | ||||
| Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | 37 (72.5%) | 42 (85.7%) | ||
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | 14 (27.5%) | 7 (14.3%) | ||
| Has health insurance | 51 (100%) | 49 (100%) | 49 (98.0%) | 49 (98.0%) |
| Self-reported health | ||||
| Excellent | 4 (8%) | 2 (4%) | 16 (32%) | 23 (46%) |
| Very good | 19 (37%) | 16 (33%) | 24 (48%) | 21 (42%) |
| Good | 20 (39%) | 20 (41%) | 8 (16%) | 4 (8%) |
| Fair | 6 (12%) | 9 (18%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) |
| Poor | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
*
p=0.021 in within-cohort analyses