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. 2018 Sep 27;10(10):1377. doi: 10.3390/nu10101377

Table 1.

Characteristics of study population.

Characteristic n 1 Percent (95% CI) 2
No. of deaths
   All-cause 2861 100.0
   Coronary heart 556 19.4
   Stroke 170 5.9
   Diabetes 103 3.6
   Cardiovascular 726 25.4
   Cardiometabolic 829 29.0
Age (year) 29,133 46.3 (45.8–46.7)
Sex 29,133
   Women 52.2 (51.6–52.8)
   Men 47.8 (47.2–48.4)
Race/ethnicity 26,034
   Non-Hispanic white 79.1 (76.9–81.2)
   Non-Hispanic black 12.3 (10.9–14.0)
   Mexican-American 8.5 (7.2–10.1)
Education 29,088
   Less than high school 19.4 (18.4–20.5)
   High school or equivalent 25.3 (24.2–26.3)
   Some college 30.2 (29.3–31.0)
   College graduate 25.2 (23.6-26.8)
Income-to-poverty ratio 26,770
   <0.75 8.5 (7.9–9.2)
   0.75–1.24 11.3 (10.4–12.2)
   1.25–1.99 14.5 (13.7–15.3)
   2.00–3.99 29.5 (28.4–30.6)
   4.00+ 36.2 (34.4–38.0)
BMI (kg/m2) 28,864
   >18.5 1.6 (1.4–1.9)
   18.5–24.9 30.5 (29.5–31.5)
   25 to <30 52.6 (51.7–53.5)
   ≥30 15.2 (14.5–16.0)
Current smoker 29,133
   No 24.7 (23.8–25.6)
   Yes 23.8 (22.8–24.7)
   Missing 51.6 (50.3–52.9)
Currently prescribed cardiometabolic medication 29,133
   No 70.1 (69.0–71.3)
   Yes 29.9 (28.7–31.0)

BMI, body mass index. 1 Sample sizes are unweighted. 2 Percentages within each column adjusted for survey weight.