Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Total n = 362 | Blacks n = 161 | Whites n = 201 | P | |
| Age (yrs) | 44.8 (±9.9) | 44.5 (±8.5) | 45.0 (±10.9) | .61 |
| Sex, n female (%) | 188 (51.9) | 86 (53.4) | 102 (50.7) | .61 |
| eGFR | 102.8 (±24.0) | 113.2 (±27.1) | 94.6 (±17.2) | <.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.1 (±1.3) | 4.6 (±1.1) | 5.5 (±1.3) | <.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm)Lifestyle and medication | 93.5 (±15.9) | 94.0 (±15.5) | 93.1 (±16.2) | .63 |
| Smoker, n (%) | 53 (14.6) | 25 (15.5) | 28 (13.9) | .67 |
| GGT | 27 (16.0–46.8) | 40.0 (27.4–68.4) | 18.0 (12.0–28.5) | <.001 |
| Use of statins, n (%) | 11 (3) | 2 (1.2) | 9 (4.5) | .08 |
| Use of antihypertensives, n (%) | 86 (23.8) | 60 (37.3) | 26 (12.9) | <.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 219 (60.5) | 121 (75.2) | 98 (48.8) | <.001 |
| Prevalent CVD, n (%) | 36 (9.9) | 13 (8.1) | 23 (11.4) | .29 |
| Diabetes, n (%)Cardiovascular measurements | 44 (12.2) | 27 (16.8) | 17 (8.5) | .02 |
| Off SBP (mm Hg) | 135.7 (±20.2) | 141.0 (±20.6) | 131.5 (±15.2) | <.001 |
| Off DBP (mm Hg) | 88.7 (±13.5) | 93.4 (±13.6) | 85.0 (12.1) | <.001 |
| Pulse wave velocity (m/s) | 8.3 (7.2 – 9.3) | 8.6 (7.4 – 9.6) | 8.2 (7.1 – 9.0) | <.001 |
| cIMT (mm) | 0.652 (0.57–0.74) | 0.665 (0.60–0.75) | 0.64 (0.55–0.73) | .001 |