Table 3.

Characteristics of the cohort (n=7728)

	Mean%	N
Demographics
Average age	53.7	7728
% Male	47.8	3693
% Married	17.4	1343
% African-American	80.5	6224
% Hispanic	5.7	439
Lifestyle factors
% Working full-time	15.2	1174
% High school graduate/GED	26.3	2030
% Bachelor’s degree or higher	8.0	615
% Yearly income less than US$15 000	51.4	3975
% Currently smoke marijuana	20.2	1559
% Currently smoke cigarettes	47.8	3694
Medical history (self-report)
% History of cancer	5.7	441
% High cholesterol	24.2	1874
% Type 2 diabetes	10.1	781
% Hypertension	38.0	2835
% Health insurance	76.6	5918
% Heart attack	4.7	367
Observed values
Average systolic BP (mm Hg)	136.0	6646
Average diastolic BP (mm Hg)	84.0	6216
% Obese	35.0	2704

BP, blood pressure.