Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the sample of US adults and cardiovascular disease, according to completion of the BRFSS questionnaire.
BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
| Characteristics | Cardiovascular Disease | p-value | ||||
| No | Yes | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | ||
| Marijuana Use | ||||||
| 0 | 47,259 | 91.8 | 6,071 | 8.2 | <0.001 | |
| + | 3,130 | 94.5 | 282 | 5.5 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| <65 years old | 34,016 | 95.3 | 2,170 | 4.7 | <0.001 | |
| 65 years or older | 15,827 | 80.1 | 4,130 | 19.9 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 21,899 | 90.6 | 3,338 | 9.4 | <0.001 | |
| Female | 28,476 | 93.4 | 3,012 | 6.6 | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White only | 38,605 | 90.3 | 5,003 | 9.8 | <0.001 | |
| Black/African American only | 4,376 | 91.8 | 639 | 8.2 | ||
| Asian only | 934 | 96.8 | 25 | 3.2 | ||
| Other | 1,125 | 89.1 | 177 | 10.9 | ||
| Multiracial | 804 | 89.4 | 131 | 10.6 | ||
| Hispanic | 3,636 | 95.5 | 213 | 4.5 | ||
| BMI | ||||||
| Underweight | 730 | 94.2 | 114 | 5.8 | <0.001 | |
| Normal weight | 14,949 | 94.1 | 1,501 | 5.9 | ||
| Overweight | 17,099 | 91.5 | 2,171 | 8.5 | ||
| Obese | 14,216 | 89.6 | 2,260 | 10.4 | ||
| Income | ||||||
| < 25,000 | 10,235 | 87.9 | 2,199 | 12.1 | <0.001 | |
| 25,000-49,999 | 10,463 | 91.5 | 1,386 | 8.5 | ||
| 50,000-74,999 | 7,121 | 93.5 | 758 | 6.5 | ||
| At least 75,000 | 15,453 | 95.1 | 980 | 4.9 | ||
| Exercise | ||||||
| + | 37,313 | 93.3 | 3,848 | 6.7 | <0.001 | |
| 0 | 12,733 | 88.3 | 2,456 | 11.7 | ||
| Tobacco use | ||||||
| + | 20,381 | 87.5 | 3,804 | 12.5 | <0.001 | |
| 0 | 29,745 | 94.8 | 2,514 | 5.2 | ||
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| + | 6,936 | 95.5 | 373 | 4.5 | <0.001 | |
| 0 | 42,652 | 91.4 | 5,884 | 8.6 | ||
| Depression | ||||||
| + | 9,537 | 86.6 | 1,806 | 13.4 | <0.001 | |
| 0 | 40,649 | 93.3 | 4,508 | 6.7 | ||