Table 1. Baseline Characteristics.
Baseline characteristics of the study population. For continuous variables mean (SD, standard deviation) are displayed. For categorical variables N (%) are displayed. (WHI, Women’s Health Initiative; MESA, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; JHS, Jackson Heart Study; FHS, Framingham Heart Study; CHS, Cardiovascular Health Study; ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study; MGBB, Mass General Brigham Biobank; UKBB, United Kingdom BioBank; CAD, Coronary Artery Disease; BMI, Body Mass Index; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure).
| WHI | MESA | JHS | FHS | CHS | ARIC | MGBB | UKBB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 9683 | 3963 | 1764 | 994 | 2315 | 10355 | 11962 | 45186 |
| Age | 68.9 (6.8) | 61.1 (9.8) | 56.8 (11.4) | 66.4 (12.6) | 73.9 (5.6) | 57.81 (6.0) | 46.5 (14.8) | 56.5 (8.0) |
| Female | 9683 (100) | 2018 (50.9) | 1077 (61.1) | 539 (54.2) | 1297 (56.0) | 5890 (56.9) | 6968 (58.3) | 24656 (54.6) |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 7988 (82.5) | 1692 (42.7) | 0 (0.0) | 994 (100) | 1889 (81.6) | 7552 (72.9) | 9595 (80.2) | 42110 (93.2) |
| Black | 1195 (12.3) | 875 (22.1) | 1764 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 397 (17.2) | 2783 (26.9) | 717 (6.0) | 936 (2.1) |
| Other | 500 (5.2) | 1396 (35.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1650 (13.8) | 2140 (4.7) |
| Hypertension | 4446 (45.9) | 1531 (41.9) | 1047 (60.6) | 217 (21.9) | 1523 (65.9) | 3765 (36.4) | 1905 (15.9) | 13442 (29.7) |
| Prior Stroke | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Incident Stroke | 4607 (47.6) | 160 (4.0) | 122 (6.9) | 156 (15.7) | 576 (24.9) | 995 (9.6) | 130 (1.1) | 680 (1.5) |
| Current Smoker | 719 (7.4) | 446 (12.2) | 231 (13.2) | 338 (34.1) | 279 (12.1) | 2266 (21.9) | 290 (2.4) | 4050 (9.0) |
| BMI | 28.6 (6.2) | 28.1 (5.2) | 31.6 (7.1) | 25.7 (4.7) | 26.5 (4.5) | 28.19 (5.6) | 28.3 (10.8) | 27.4 (4.78) |
| Follow Up Years | 10.8 (6.4) | 13.5 (2.5) | 12.6 (3.6) | 7.6 (3.5) | 11.3 (7.0) | 20.4 (8.0) | 3.0 (2.0) | 9.9 (2.7) |