Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of black, white, and Hispanic individuals passing quality control in the Million Veteran Program
Basic Demographics | Genotyped Veterans |
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N | 312,571 |
Age at Enrollment ± SD, years | 62.4 ± 13.5 |
Male, n (%) | 287,441 (92.0%) |
Body Mass Index ± SD, kg/m2 | 30.3 ± 6.0 |
Current Smoker, n (%) | 59,385 (19.0%) |
Former Smoker, n (%) | 159,459 (51.0%) |
N with ≥ 1 Measurement of Plasma Lipids, (%) | 297,626 (95.2%) |
Number of Lipid Measurements, (Median Per Lipid Fraction) | 15,456,328 (12) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
Black, n (%) | 59,007 (18.9%) |
White, n (%) | 227,817 (72.8%) |
Hispanic, n (%) | 25,747 (8.1%) |
Cardiometabolic Disease at Enrollment* | |
Coronary Artery Disease, n (%) | 67,912 (21.7%) |
Type 2 Diabetes, n (%) | 92,079 (29.5%) |
Peripheral Artery Disease, n (%) | 21,418 (6.9%) |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, n (%) | 5,618 (1.8%) |
Deep Venous Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism, n (%) | 7,009 (2.2%) |
Diseases are defined by International Classification of Disease, Ninth Edition (ICD-9) diagnosis codes.
Abbreviations: SD, Standard Deviation