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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2019 Jun;39(6):1018–1025. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.312513

Table 1.

Comparison of the basic characteristics of OAI to several well-known cohorts

OAI MESA ARIC CHS
Number 4796 6814 15792 5888
Started 2002 2000 1987 1989
Length of Follow-up 108 months Ongoing with the 6th Exam (2016–2018) Ongoing Ongoing
(Most recent available follow-up data through June 30th, 2015)
Age range 45–79 45–84 45–64 ≥65
Male 41.5% 47.2% 44.8% 42.4%
Race 79% White or Caucasian; 18% Black or African American 39% White; 22% Hispanic; 28% African American; 12% Chinese-American 73% White and 27% Non-White 16% African American

OAI: Osteoarthritis Initiative; MESA: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; ARIC: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study; CHS: Cardiovascular Health Study.