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. 2018 Feb 11;8(4):375–379. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2018.01.004

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics.

Characteristic Cases (N = 198)a Controls (N = 322)a P value
Age (n = 198)
62.5 (23.3–74.7)
(n = 318)
63.0 (20.0–91.0)
.22
Sex .71
 N (n = 198) (n = 318)
 Female 70 (35.4) 119 (37.4)
 Male 128 (64.6) 199 (62.6)
Race (n = 196) (n = 316) .97
 White 185 (94.4) 294 (93.0)
 Black/African American 5 (2.6) 9 (2.8)
 Asian 2 (1.0) 4 (1.3)
Other 4 (2.0) 9 (2.8)
BMI 27.8 (18.0–48.4)
(n = 198)
26.7 (16.6–57.4)
(n = 319)
<.01
 BMI < 25 54 (27.3) 112 (35.1)
 BMI 25–30 70 (35.4) 126 (39.5)
 BMI > 30 74 (37.4) 81 (25.4)

Abbreviation: BMI, Body Mass Index.

a

Continuous variables are reported as median (range); categorical as No. (%).