Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics | Total (n=9326) | Intermediate or ideal CVH (n=5654) | Poor CVH (n=3672) | P value |
| Age, mean (SE), years | 39.3 (0.3) | 36.4 (0.3) | 44.3 (0.3) | < 0.001 |
| Female, n (%) | 4733 (50.0) | 2933 (50.9) | 1800 (48.5) | 0.078 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| Mexican American | 1406 (11.1) | 846 (11.4) | 560 (10.5) | < 0.001 |
| Other Hispanic | 967 (7.3) | 598 (7.5) | 369 (7.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 3323 (60.3) | 2067 (61.3) | 1256 (58.5) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1955 (11.3) | 1001 (9.5) | 954 (14.7) | |
| Other | 1675 (9.9) | 1142 (10.3) | 533 (9.3) | |
| Heavy use of alcohol, n (%) * | ||||
| < 12 | 6636 (97.8) | 4111 (98.5) | 2525 (96.6) | 0.173 |
| ≥ 12 | 156 (2.2) | 75 (1.5) | 81 (3.4) | |
| Education levels, n (%) | ||||
| < 12 | 3675 (34.6) | 1989 (31.0) | 1686 (40.9) | < 0.001 |
| 12 | 3092 (34.0) | 1863 (33.6) | 1299 (34.6) | |
| > 12 | 2557 (31.4) | 1800 (35.4) | 757 (24.5) | |
| Scores of CVH metrics, mean (SE) | 8.24 (0.04) | 9.70 (0.03) | 5.66 (0.04) | < 0.001 |
| No | 8519 (92.5) | 5326 (95.2) | 3193 (87.7) | |
| Congestive heart failure | 97 (1.0) | 23 (0.2) | 74 (1.8) | < 0.001 |
| Coronary heart disease | 92 (1.0) | 17 (0.2) | 75 (2.2) | < 0.001 |
| Angina | 94 (1.0) | 30 (0.4) | 64 (2.2) | < 0.001 |
| Cancer | 349 (5.0) | 158 (3.9) | 191 (6.8) | < 0.001 |
| Sarcopenia, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 807 (7.5) | 328 (4.8) | 479 (12.3) | < 0.001 |
| No | 8519 (92.5) | 5326 (95.2) | 3193 (87.7) | |
*Data missing>5%
CVH, cardiovascular health;