Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants.
| All (n = 44) | Non-U Miners (n = 34) | U-Miners (n = 10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 42 | (95) | 34 | (100) | 8 | (80) |
| Female | 2 | (5) | 0 | 0 | 2 | (20) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 11 | (25) | 9 | (26) | 2 | (20) |
| Hispanic | 27 | (61) | 19 | (56) | 8 | (80) |
| American Indian | 6 | (14) | 6 | (18) | 0 | 0 |
| Current Smoker | ||||||
| Yes | 5 | (11) | 4 | (12) | 1 | (10) |
| No | 39 | (89) | 30 | (88) | 9 | (90) |
| Diabetic | ||||||
| Yes | 8 | (18) | 4 | (12) | 4 | (40) |
| No | 36 | (82) | 30 | (88) | 6 | (60) |
| Hypertensive | ||||||
| Yes | 16 | (36) | 13 | (38) | 3 | (30) |
| No | 28 | (64) | 21 | (62) | 7 | (70) |
| High Cholesterol | ||||||
| Yes | 10 | (23) | 8 | (24) | 2 | (20) |
| No | 34 | (77) | 26 | (76) | 8 | (80) |
| Coronary artery disease | ||||||
| No | 44 | (100) | 34 | (100) | 10 | (100) |
| Statin usage | ||||||
| Yes | 7 | (16) | 5 | (15) | 2 | (20) |
| No | 28 | (64) | 20 | (59) | 8 | (80) |
| Unknown | 9 | (20) | 9 | (26) | 0 | 0 |
| HDL Value | ||||||
| HDL < 40 | 17 | (39) | 15 | (44) | 2 | (20) |
| HDL 40+ | 27 | (61) | 19 | (56) | 8 | (80) |
| LDL Value | ||||||
| No data | 1 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | (10) |
| LDL ≤ 100 | 30 | (68) | 23 | (68) | 7 | (70) |
| LDL > 100 | 13 | (30) | 11 | (32) | 2 | (20) |
| Triglycerides Value | ||||||
| Trig < 150 | 21 | (48) | 16 | (47) | 5 | (50) |
| Trig 150+ | 23 | (52) | 18 | (53) | 5 | (50) |
| Glucose | ||||||
| 60–139 gm/dL: normal | 40 | (91) | 30 | (88) | 10 | (100) |
| 140–199 mg/dL: at risk | 2 | (5) | 2 | (6) | 0 | 0 |
| 200+ mg/dL | 2 | (5) | 2 | (6) | 0 | 0 |
| HbA1c | ||||||
| HbA1c ≤ 7 | 38 | (86) | 29 | (85) | 9 | (90) |
| HbA1c > 7 | 6 | (14) | 5 | (15) | 1 | (10) |
| Body Mass Index | ||||||
| BMI < 25 | 6 | (14) | 4 | (12) | 2 | (20) |
| BMI ≥ 25 | 38 | (86) | 30 | (88) | 8 | (80) |