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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2019 Feb 15;39(3):239–252. doi: 10.1177/0272989X19829735
Characteristics [Mean or % (sd)] NHANES (2003-2014, N=1,107)
Demographics
Age, years 62.4 (13.4)
Women 49.7% (1.5)
Ethnicity
Black 50.2% (1.5)
Hispanic or Latino 13.4% (1.0)
Clinical features
Tobacco smoking, current 17.3% (1.1)
SBP (mmHg) 130.1 (19.5)
History of CVD 20.6% (1.2)
Drug use
BP lowering drugs 66.2% (1.4)
Statins 9.3% (0.8)
Anticoagulants 1.4% (0.3)
Oral diabetes drugs (metformin) 27.1% (1.3)
Biomarkers
HbA1c, (%) 7.2 (1.6) [55 (12) mmol/mol]
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 182.1 (41.8) [4.72 (1.1) mmol/L]
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 49.2 (14.5) [1.5 (0.4) mmol/L]
Serum creatinine, mg/dL 1.0 (0.4) [88.4 (35.4) umol/L]
Urine albumin:creatinine ratio, mg/g 23.2 (26.2)