Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of Original and Offspring Cohorts by Sex in Baseline Exam Cycles
| FHS Original Cohort n=2637 | Offspring Cohort n=3119 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Men, n% | Women, n% | Men, n% | Women, n% | P Value† |
| Mean age, y | 44 (8.4) | 43.0 (8.2) | 42.8 (10.3) | 43.3 (10.2) | <0.001 |
| Sex | 1290 (48.9) | 1347 (51.1) | 1491 (47.8) | 1628 (52.2) | 0.399 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 1282 (99.4) | 1279 (95.0) | 967 (77.6) | 1017 (74.2) | <0.001 |
| Single | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 158 (12.7) | 161 (11.7) | |
| Widowed | 5 (0.4) | 51 (3.8) | 12 (1.0) | 49 (3.6) | |
| Divorced/separated | 3 (0.3) | 16 (1.2) | 109 (8.8) | 144 (10.5) | |
| Education level | |||||
| <High school | 585 (47.3) | 547 (41.9) | 87 (7.0) | 85 (6.2) | <0.001 |
| High school | 307 (24.8) | 423 (32.4) | 368 (29.6) | 507 (37.0) | |
| Some college | 99 (8.0) | 105 (8.0) | 292 (23.5) | 433 (31.6) | |
| ≥College grad | 246 (19.9) | 231 (17.7) | 495 (39.9) | 344 (25.1) | |
| Type of work | |||||
| Professional | 104 (10.0) | 18 (1.5) | 267 (22.6) | 219 (16.5) | <0.001 |
| Executive | 21 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (2.0) | 4 (0.3) | |
| Supervisory | 273 (26.4) | 19 (1.6) | 152 (12.9) | 36 (2.7) | |
| Technical | 124 (12.0) | 6 (0.5) | 124 (10.5) | 51 (3.9) | |
| Laborer | 400 (38.6) | 121 (10.3) | 468 (39.6) | 126 (9.5) | |
| Clerical | 37 (3.5) | 37 (3.2) | 42 (3.6) | 359 (27.1) | |
| Sales | 77 (7.4) | 12 (1.0) | 103 (8.7) | 22 (1.7) | |
| Housewife | 0 (0.0) | 959 (81.8) | 0 (0.0) | 510 (38.5) | |
First exam overall *mean age for parents=43.6 (8.3); offspring 43.1 (10.2); P=0.291; last paired exam, parents=62.0 (7.8); offspring 60.2 (9.9); P<0.001; (*mean ages, SDs, and P values are computed for between cohort mean age differences, not stratified by sex; † P values computed for between cohort differences stratified by sex). FHS indicates Framingham Heart Study.