Table 1.

Background and demographic characteristics of the sample.

Variable	Cohort (n = 202)
Age, years	51.7 (7.6)
Female Gender, n (%)	153 (76)
Race, n (%)  Black  Caucasian  Other Ethnicity	52 (26) 137 (68) 13 (6)
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression	16.8 (4.3)
Antihypertensive Medications, n (%)	47 (32)
Diabetes, n (%)	14 (7)
Current Tobacco Use, n (%)	32 (16)
Systolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg	124 (17)
Diastolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg	79 (9)
Lipid-Lowering Medications, n (%)	19 (9)
Total Cholesterol, ng/ml	207 (40)
High Density Lipoprotein, ng/ml	57 (16)
Low Density Lipoprotein, ng/ml	122 (34)
Flow-Mediated Dilation, %	5.9 (4.3)
Intima Medial Thickness, mm	0.63 (0.13)
ASCVD Risk Score, 10-year % Risk	4.7 (6.1)
Framingham Stroke Risk Profile	3.9 (2.4)
Hyperemic Velocity Change, %	728 (339)