Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the REGARDS Cohort by race and gender.
|
Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | White | Black | White | |
| (n = 3204) | (n = 5677) | (n = 5453) | (n = 6620) | |
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Age | 63.74 (9.13) | 64.83 (9.14) | 63.42 (9.27) | 64.10 (9.49) |
| Cholesterol, mg/dL | 186 (38.6) | 187 (35.6) | 198 (39.7) | 202 (37.3) |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 115 (34.8) | 114 (31.9) | 120 (36.4) | 117 (33.9) |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 48.5 (14.4) | 45.3 (13.2) | 57.4 (15.9) | 58.3 (16.3) |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 114 (58.4) | 136 (68.5) | 114 (48.8) | 135 (65.5) |
| hsCRP, mg/dL | 4.38 (11.9) | 3.17 (6.70) | 6.08 (8.28) | 4.24 (7.44) |
| TG/HDL-C ratio | 2.91 (4.27) | 3.77 (3.48) | 2.14 (1.97) | 2.81 (2.41) |
| Median (IQR) | ||||
| hsCRP, mg/dL | 2.06 (3.47) | 1.45 (2.56) | 3.50 (6.09) | 2.17 (3.90) |
| TG/HDL-C ratio | 2.12 (1.91) | 2.84 (2.79) | 1.70 (1.42) | 2.14 (2.09) |
| Observations (Column%) | ||||
| Income | ||||
| < $20k | 568 (17.73) | 360 (6.34) | 1581 (28.99) | 923 (13.94) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than HS | 565 (17.63) | 320 (5.64) | 1000 (18.34) | 434 (6.56) |
| Body Mass Index | ||||
| Normal | 758 (23.66) | 1435 (25.28) | 816 (14.96) | 2300 (34.74) |
| Smoking Status | ||||
| Current Smoker | 628 (19.60) | 658 (11.59) | 847 (15.53) | 859 (12.98) |
| Hypertension – Yes | 2100 (65.54) | 2642 (46.54) | 3852 (70.54) | 3014 (45.53) |
| Diabetes –Yes | 912 (28.46) | 768 (13.53) | 1439 (26.39) | 730 (11.03) |
| Aspirin Use—Yes | 1140 (35.58) | 2644 (46.57) | 1808 (33.16) | 2325 (35.12) |
| Lipid lowering Medication – Yes | 828 (25.84) | 1660 (29.24) | 1509 (27.67) | 1823 (27.54) |
| hsCRP - TG/HDL-C | ||||
| Low - Low | 1001 (31.24) | 1481 (26.09) | 1512 (27.73) | 2118 (31.99) |
| High - Low | 709 (22.13) | 596 (10.50) | 2170 (39.79) | 1381 (20.86) |
| Low - High | 669 (20.88) | 2086 (36.74) | 461 (8.45) | 1201 (18.14) |
| High - High | 825 (25.75) | 1514 (26.67) | 1310 (24.02) | 1920 (29.00) |