Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics among Black and White Men and Women in the Derivation Sample from 5 Population-Based Cohorts*
| Black | White | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men N=2626 |
Women N=3659 |
Men N=8647 |
Women N=9906 |
|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 39.9 (14.0) | 40.8 (13.6) | 44.5 (11.6) | 44.5 (11.5) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 255 (9.7) | 357 (9.8) | 462 (5.3) | 377 (3.8) |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 941 (36) | 1001 (27) | 2800 (32) | 3123 (32) |
| Mean systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (SD) | 123 (18) | 119 (20) | 122 (16) | 116 (18) |
| Hypertension treatment, n (%) | 515 (20) | 970 (27) | 963 (11) | 1216 (12) |
| Mean total cholesterol, mg/dL (SD) | 193 (42) | 196 (43) | 204 (41) | 206 (43) |
| Mean HDL cholesterol, mg/dL (SD) | 51 (16) | 56 (16) | 45 (13) | 56 (16) |
| Mean BMI, kg/m 2 | 26.8 (5.1) | 29.1 (7.1) | 26.7 (4.0) | 25.5 (5.2) |
| Incident heart failure, n (%) | 292 (11.1) | 376 (10.3) | 861 (10.0) | 855 (8.6) |
*
Individual-level participant data pooled across 5 cohorts, which included ARIC, CARDIA, FHS, FOF, and MESA.