Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | All Patients | BMI Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 8833 | BMI < 25 | 25 ≤ BMI < 30 | 30 ≤ BMI < 35 | 35 ≤ BMI < 40 | BMI ≥ 40 | |
| n = 2584 | n = 2979 | n = 1754 | n = 833 | n = 683 | ||
| Male sex—no. (%) | 5240 (59.32) | 1695 (65.6) | 1917 (64.35) | 950 (54.16) | 385 (46.22) | 293 (42.9) |
| Age—years | ||||||
| Median (IQR) | 62 (49–74) | 68 (55–80) | 62 (49–74) | 59 (47–70) | 59 (46–68) | 55 (43–67) |
| Distribution—no. (%) | ||||||
| <50 | 2270 (25.7) | 490 (18.96) | 762 (25.58) | 518 (29.53) | 243 (29.17) | 257 (37.63) |
| 50–64 | 2601 (29.45) | 606 (23.45) | 881 (29.57) | 580 (33.07) | 309 (37.09) | 225 (32.94) |
| 65–74 | 1863 (21.09) | 569 (22.02) | 630 (21.15) | 361 (20.58) | 168 (20.17) | 135 (19.77) |
| ≥75 | 2099 (23.76) | 919 (35.57) | 706 (23.7) | 295 (16.82) | 113 (13.57) | 66 (9.66) |
| Race/ethnicity—no. (%) | ||||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 3437 (38.91) | 870 (33.67) | 1255 (42.13) | 767 (43.73) | 333 (39.98) | 212 (31.04) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2702 (30.59) | 794 (30.73) | 800 (26.85) | 520 (29.65) | 296 (35.53) | 292 (42.75) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 832 (9.42) | 306 (11.84) | 256 (8.59) | 147 (8.38) | 62 (7.44) | 61 (8.93) |
| Asian | 445 (5.04) | 190 (7.35) | 177 (5.94) | 50 (2.85) | 19 (2.28) | 9 (1.32) |
| Other/Unknown | 1417 (16.04) | 424 (16.41) | 491 (16.48) | 270 (15.39) | 123 (14.77) | 109 (15.96) |
| Smoking—no./total no. (%) | ||||||
| Never Smoked | 3063 (34.68) | 769 (29.76) | 1063 (35.68) | 651 (37.12) | 319 (38.3) | 261 (38.21) |
| Active or former smoker | 882 (9.99) | 290 (11.22) | 292 (9.8) | 160 (9.12) | 78 (9.36) | 55 (8.05) |
| Unknown | 4888 (55.34) | 1525 (59.02) | 1624 (54.51) | 943 (53.76) | 436 (52.34) | 367 (53.73) |
| Comorbidities—no. (%) | ||||||
| Hypertension | 4632 (52.44) | 1351 (52.28) | 1538 (51.63) | 884 (50.4) | 467 (56.06) | 392 (57.39) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 2089 (23.65) | 597 (23.1) | 701 (23.53) | 415 (23.66) | 241 (28.93) | 135 (19.77) |
| Diabetes | 6674 (75.56) | 2030 (78.56) | 2175 (73.01) | 1288 (73.43) | 647 (77.67) | 534 (78.18) |
| Heart failure | 754 (8.54) | 268 (10.37) | 211 (7.08) | 127 (7.24) | 74 (8.88) | 74 (10.83) |
| CAD | 788 (8.92) | 262 (10.14) | 279 (9.37) | 140 (7.98) | 63 (7.56) | 44 (6.44) |
| PAD | 215 (2.43) | 83 (3.21) | 72 (2.42) | 33 (1.88) | 18 (2.16) | 9 (1.32) |
| A fib | 537 (6.08) | 167 (6.46) | 180 (6.04) | 101 (5.76) | 51 (6.12) | 38 (5.56) |
| Stroke | 3222 (36.48) | 919 (35.57) | 1136 (38.13) | 616 (35.12) | 298 (35.77) | 253 (37.04) |
| CKD | 1063 (12.03) | 387 (14.98) | 339 (11.38) | 169 (9.64) | 97 (11.64) | 71 (10.4) |
| COPD | 117 (1.32) | 60 (2.32) | 28 (0.94) | 15 (0.86) | 8 (0.96) | 6 (0.88) |
| Asthma | 911 (10.31) | 222 (8.59) | 224 (7.52) | 184 (10.49) | 127 (15.25) | 154 (22.55) |
| HIV/AIDS | 212 (2.4) | 84 (3.25) | 55 (1.85) | 39 (2.22) | 12 (1.44) | 22 (3.22) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 138 (1.56) | 42 (1.63) | 56 (1.88) | 26 (1.48) | 9 (1.08) | 5 (0.73) |
Notes: BMI in kg/m2. Abbreviations and symbols: BMI = body mass index; IQR = interquartile range; no. = number; kg = kilogram; m = meter; CAD = coronary artery disease; PAD = peripheral artery disease; A fib = atrial fibrillation; BMI: body mass index; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus infection; AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.