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Table 1 Demographic and physiologic variables of all ACCORD participants versus health-related quality of life (HRQOL) sample

From: Baseline comparison of three health utility measures and the feeling thermometer among participants in the action to control cardiovascular risk in diabetes trial

Baseline Characteristic

Overall

ACCORD n = 10,251

HRQOL Sample n = 2053

Mean Age, Yrs

62.2 ±6.8

62.2 ±6.7

Median Age, Yrs

62

62

% Female

38.6

39.6

% White

64.8

65.9

% Black

19.3

19.4

% Hispanic

7.2

6.8

% Minority

37.6

36.3

Highest Level of Education

.

.

% Less than High School

14.8

13.9

% High School Graduate

26.4

26

% Some College

32.8

33.2

% College Graduate or More

26

26.9

Cigarette Smoker

.

.

% Never

41.8

41.2

% Former

44.2

45.6

% Current

14

13.3

% Secondary Cardio vascular Disease Status

35.2

36.1

Mean Duration of Diabetes, Yrs

10.8 ± 7.8

11.1 ± 7.8

Median Duration of Diabetes, Yrs

10

10

Mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), %

8.3 ± 1.1

8.3 ±1.1

Median HbA1c, %

8.1

8.1

Mean Fasting Plasma Glucose, mg/%

175.3 ±56.2

177.1 ±57.6

Mean Serum Creatinine, mg/ml

0.9 ±0.2

0.9 ±0.2

Mean Glomerular Filtration Rate, ml/min

91.1 ±27.1

91.7 ±31.3

Mean Weight, lbs

206.2 ±41.1

207.5 ±41.7

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

32.2 ±5.5

32.4 ±5.5

Waist Circumference, inches

42 ±5.5

42.1 ±5.5

Mean Systolic Blood Pressure (mm/HG)

136.4 ±17.1

136.2 ±17.1

Mean Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm/HG)

74.9 ±10.7

74.5 ±10.9

% On Any Hypertension Medications

85.4

85.5

% On Any Angiotensin-receptor converting enzyme Inhibitors

53

52

% on Beta Blockers

29.3

30.3

Mean Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) (mg/dl)

104.9 ±33.9

104.3 ±34.0

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) (mg/dl)

41.9 ±11.6

42.1 ±11.7

HDL among Females (mg/dl)

47 ±12.6

47.3 ±12.6

HDL among Males (mg/dl)

38.6 ±9.6

38.7 ±9.7

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

183.3 ±41.9

182.8 ±41.3

Non-HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

141.4 ±41.4

140.7 ±40.9

% with High Triglyceride

23.3

23.3

Median Triglycerides (mg/dl)

155

156

% On Statins

62.1

63.5