Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by race∗; ARIC, 1987–1989 (n = 12770).
| Black (n = 3138) | White (n = 9632) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p valuea | |
| Age (yr) | 53.3 (5.8) | 54.3 (5.7) | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.7 (6.1) | 27.0 (4.9) | <0.0001 |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| MACE | 555 (17.7) | 1235 (12.8) | <0.0001 |
| Male | 1175 (37.4) | 4529 (47.0) | <0.0001 |
| Family CVD history | |||
| Paternal | 561 (22.0) | 3161 (35.5) | <0.0001 |
| Maternal | 428 (15.1) | 1663 (18.0) | 0.0002 |
| Marital status | 1852 (59.8) | 8267 (87.1) | <0.0001 |
| High school education | 1873 (59.8) | 8018 (83.4) | <0.0001 |
| Current smoking status | 919 (29.3) | 2372 (24.6) | <0.0001 |
| Current alcohol use | 988 (31.8) | 6269 (65.2) | <0.0001 |
| Hypertension | 1739 (55.7) | 2587 (27.0) | <0.0001 |
| High cholesterol | 812 (27.2) | 2475 (25.8) | 0.1148 |
| Diabetes | 602 (19.7) | 834 (8.7) | <0.0001 |
| Aspirin | 893 (28.9) | 5033 (52.6) | <0.0001 |
aRace differences: comparisons performed with t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables.