Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population by ethnicity.
| Arabs | Jews | p-value | MSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 958 (6.17) | 14,566 (93.8) | – | – |
| Age (±SD) | 55.88 (±6.82) | 60.12 (±6.95) | <0.001 | 0.615 |
| Gender (%) | 831 (86.7) | 11,698 (80.3) | <0.001 | 0.174 |
| eGFR; mL/min (±SD) | 86.37 (±14.73) | 80.78 (±14.17) | <0.001 | 0.387 |
| Past MI (%) | 737 (77.2) | 10,458 (72.0) | <0.001 | 0.118 |
| Type 2 DM (%) | 261 (27.3) | 2,722 (18.7) | <0.001 | 0.204 |
| Hypertension (%) | 252 (26.6) | 4,925 (33.9) | <0.001 | 0.161 |
| Past Stroke (%) | 13 (1.4) | 259 (1.8) | 0.411 | 0.034 |
| COPD (%) | 47 (4.9) | 410 (2.8) | <0.001 | 0.109 |
| Current smoker (%) | 183 (19.1) | 1,585 (10.9) | <0.001 | 0.232 |
| NYHA-FC ≥ 2 (%) | 323 (34.2) | 3,956 (27.9) | <0.001 | 0.136 |
| Total cholesterol; mg/dl (±SD) | 222.57 (±42.38) | 224.34 (±39.40) | 0.182 | 0.043 |
| Fasting glucose; mg/dl (±SD) | 124.55 (±61.21) | 113.56 (±44.97) | <0.001 | 0.205 |
| HDL-c; mg/dl (±SD) | 34.84 (±8.40) | 38.00 (10.25) | <0.001 | 0.336 |
| Triglycerides; mg/dl (±SD) | 187.64 (±113.39) | 155.63 (±87.62) | <0.001 | 0.316 |
MSD, Mean Standardized Difference; SD, Standard Deviation; eGFR, Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate; MI, Myocardial Infarction; DM, Diabetes Mellitus; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; NYHA-FC, New York Heart Association-Functional Class; HDL-c, High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.