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. 2019 Jun 27;8(13):e011412. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011412

Table 1.

Participant Demographics

No Infarct on Imaging (N=203) Infarct on Imaging (N=25) Canadian Population 2011
Age (y) (missing=0)
Mean 43.4 (SD 9.2) 48.9 (SD 9.4)
Range 23.3–63.2 33–62.4
Sex (missing=0)
Male 156/203 (77%) 20/25 (80%) 51%
Race‐ethnicitya (missing=0)
White 118/203 (58%) 15/25 (60%) 67.3%
First Nations 63/203 (31%) 6/25 (24%) 2.1%
First Nation Mixed 12/203 (6%) 1/25 (4%) 0.9%
Other 9/203 (4%) 3/25 (12%) 30.1%
Monthly income, Canadian $ (missing=4)
Median $871 (SD 538) $919 (SD 476) $2150b
Range $200–$5600 $235–$2700
History of homelessness (missing=3)
Yes 154/201 (76.6%) 11/24 (46%)
Total y of homeless (missing=4)
Mean 3.4 (SD 5.4) 1.8 (SD 3.16)
Range 0–39 y 0–11.4 y
Highest educational attainment (missing=0)
0–8 y 39/203 (19%) 6/25 (24%) 6.4%
8–11 y 112/203 (55%) 14/25 (56%) 13.4%
12 y 28/203 (14%) 4/25 (16%) 19.8%
>12 y 24/203 (12%) 1/25 (4%) 60.4%
Body mass index (missing=4)
Mean 22.8 (SD 4.2) 23.6 (SD 3.6)
≥25 45/203 (22%) 7/25 (28%) 34.1%
≥30 0 0 18.4%
HgA1c (missing=8)
≥6.5% 3/195 (1.5%) 1/25 (4%)
≥7.0% 2/195 (1%) 1/25 (4%)
Self‐reported diabetes mellitus (missing=8)
Yes 7/196 (3.6%) 3/24 (13%) 6.1%
LDL cholesterol in mmol/L (missing=11)
Mean 2.2 (SD 0.83) 2.5 (SD 0.96)
≥2 mmol/L 99/192 (52%) 16/25 (64%)
≥3.5 mmol/L 14/192 (7.3%) 3/25 (12%)
Self‐reported dyslipidemia (missing=9)
Yes 3/195 (1.5%) 1/24 (4.2%)
Systolic blood pressure (missing=45)
Mean (mm Hg) 115 (SD 13.8) 117 (SD 13.1)
≥130 mm Hg 22/164 (13.4%) 3/19 (16%)
≥140 mm Hg 8/164 (4.8%) 1/19 (5%)
Diastolic blood pressure (missing=45)
Mean (mm Hg) 75 (SD 11.3) 78 (SD 8.5)
≥80 mm Hg 47/164 (25.7%) 9/19 (47%)
≥90 mm Hg 16/164 (8.7%) 2/19 (10.5%)
Self‐reported hypertension (missing=9)
Yes 12/199 (6%) 4/25 (16%) 17.6%
Pack y (missing=1)
Mean 19.6 (SD 15.9) 27.8 (SD 26.6)
Range 0–111 0–109
>10 pack‐y 138/202 (68%) 19/25 (76%)
Active smoker (missing=1)
Yes 191/202 (94.6%) 22/25 (88%) 19.9%
History of regular use of injected drugs (missing=1)
Yes 165/202 (81.7%) 22/25 (88%)
History of alcohol dependence (missing=1)
Yes 95/202 (47%) 15/25 (60%)
History of marijuana dependence (missing=1)
Yes 92/202 (46%) 11/25 (44%)
HIV status (missing=0)
HIV not on ARV 13/203 (6.4%) 1/25 (4%)
HIV on ARV 22/203 (11.3%) 3/25 (8%)
Hepatitis C virus status (missing =9)
Ab pos, PCR neg 35/195 (18%) 3/24 (13%)
PCR positive 99/195 (51%) 13/24 (54%)
Hepatitis B virus status (missing=3)
Core ab positive 74/200 (38%) 12/25 (48%)
Surface ag positive 3/200 (1.5%) 0/25
Modified Charlson score (missing=0)
Mean 3.47 (SD 2.99) 3.44 (SD 2.79)
0 35/203 (17%) 3/25 (12%)
≥5 60/203 (30%) 7/25 (28%)
Global assessment of function (missing=0)
Mean 38 (SD 35) 35 (10.2)
Range 15–70 19–58
Estimate of IQ (WTARb) (missing=5)
Mean 96 (SD 8.6) 97 (SD 9.9)
Range 75–122 78–113
10‐y Framingham CVD (excluded 23 for age ≤30 y, missing component 38)
Mean 10.9 (SD 8.5%) 15.4 (SD 13.0%)
<10% 92/148 (62%) 8/19 (42%)
10%–20% 56/148 (38%) 11/19 (58%)
>20% 22/148 (15%) 5/19 (26%)
Range 1.2%–44.4% 1.7%–48.9%

HgA1c indicates hemoglobin A1c; ARV, antiretroviral drugs; CVD, cardiovascular disease; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; WTAR, Wechsler Test of Adult Reading.

a

Reported for Vancouver, BC; proportions of individuals by ethnicity are highly variable between different Canadian cities.

b

Based on annual income of unattached individuals.