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Table 1 Comparison of respondents reporting diagnosis of atherosclerosis without history of CVD event in the baseline survey versus respondents with no diagnosis of atherosclerosis and no history of CVD event

From: Atherosclerosis profile and incidence of cardiovascular events: a population-based survey

Characteristics

Atherosclerosis at baseline

(n = 488)

No atherosclerosis at baseline

(n = 13,596)

Age, years, mean (SD)

66.9 (12.8)*

51.3 (15.6)

Men, n (%)

276 (56.6%)*

4885 (35.9%)

Race, n (%)

  

   White

431 (88.3%)

11,779 (86.6%)

   Black

34 (7.0%)

1025 (7.5%)

   Other

9 (1.8%)

384 (2.8%)

Income, n (%)

  

>$22,500-$39,999

259 (53.1%)*

5718 (42.1%)

$40,000-$89,999

153 (31.3%)

5144 (37.8%)

≥$90,000

76 (15.6%)

2734 (20.1%)

Geographic region, n (%)

  

   Northeast

116 (23.8%)*

2612 (19.2%)

   North Central

120 (24.6%)

3372 (24.8%)

   South Atlantic

108 (22.1%)

2592 (19.1%)

   South Central

85 (17.4%)

2258 (16.6%)

   Mountain

19 (3.9%)

901 (6.6%)

   Pacific

40 (8.2%)

1861 (13.7%)

Education, n (%)

  

   <8 th grade-High school GED

174 (35.8%)*

3949 (29.4%)

   Some college-college graduate

253 (52.1%)

7660 (57.0%)

   Graduate degree

59 (12.1%)

1835 (13.6%)

Dyslipidemia diagnosis, n (%)

401 (82.2%)*

6501 (47.8%)

Circulation problem diagnosis, n (%)

201 (41.2%)*

1184 (8.7%)

Diabetes diagnosis, n (%)

180 (36.9%)*

4243 (31.2%)

Hypertension diagnosis, n (%)

375 (76.8%)*

5796 (42.6%)

BMI category, n (%)

  

   Underweight

2 (0.4%)

175 (1.3%)

   Normal weight

71 (14.8%)*

2889 (21.6%)

   Overweight

157 (32.7%)

3893 (29.1%)

   Obese

250 (52.1%)

6417 (48.0%)

Abdominal obesity (waist circumference), n (%)†

386 (85.4%)*

8948 (70.9%)

Cholesterol test in past year, n (%)†

447 (94.3%)*

8943 (71.1%)

Smoking, n (%)

  

   Current smoker

83 (17.4%)

2416 (18.0%)

   Past smoker

235 (49.2%)*

3848 (28.7%)

   Never smoked

160 (33.5%)

7147 (53.3%)

  1. *Chi-square p < 0.01; †Group n slightly less than other variables
  2. BMI = body mass index; CVD = cardiovascular disease; GED = general equivalency diploma
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