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. 2021 Nov 6;10(22):e021901. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021901

Table 1.

Study Population Characteristics (N=12,429)

Characteristic Value
Age, y Mean (SD) 56.5 (10.7)
Sex Women 6423 (51.7)
Race and ethnicity Non‐Hispanic White 5131 (41.3)
Non‐Hispanic Black 2610 (21.0)
Hispanic 3417 (27.5)
Other 1271 (10.2)
Marital status Married/living with a partner 8076 (65.0)
Divorced/widowed/separated 3221 (25.9)
Never married 1125 (9.1)
Adult education level <High school 3335 (26.8)
High school graduate 2755 (22.2)
>High school 6339 (51.0)
Income‐to‐poverty ratio Mean (SD) 2.67 (1.6)
HEI‐2015 score Mean (SD) 52.4 (13.5)
Body mass index Mean (SD) 29.4 (6.5)
Waist circumference Mean (SD) 101.0 (15.3)
PHQ‐9 total Mean (SD) 3.1 (4.2)
Drug use Yes 1685 (13.6)
Alcohol abuse Yes 990 (8.0)
Mental health provider Yes 908 (7.3)
Place for care None 1525 (12.3)
Usual source of care Not a clinic or doctor’s office 2230 (17.9)
Health care use None 1841 (14.8)
Household food security Food secure 8912 (71.7)
Marginal food security 1286 (10.4)
Low food security 1373 (11.1)
Very low food security 858 (6.9)
Food insecurity Yes 2231 (18.0)
ASCVD category Low, <5% 5326 (42.9)
Borderline, ≥5–<7.5% 1402 (11.3)
Intermediate, ≥7.5–<20% 3606 (29.0)
High, ≥20% 2095 (16.9)

Data are presented as number (percent) unless otherwise specified. ASCVD indicates atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; HEI‐2015, Healthy Eating Index‐2015; and PHQ‐9, Patient Health Questionnaire‐9.