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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of European American and African American participants with type 2 diabetes from the Diabetes Heart Study and African American Diabetes-Heart Study cohorts with non-zero coronary artery calcification burden and complete covariate data for analysis models

From: Associations of coronary artery calcified plaque density with mortality in type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes Heart Study

Trait

European Americans (n = 902)

African Americans (n = 552)

Mean (SD) or %

Median (range)

n

Mean (SD) or %

Median (range)

N

Age (years)

62.8 (9)

63.3 (34.2, 86)

902

57.4 (9.3)

57.5 (35, 86)

552

Female sex (%)

50.4

 

902

59.8

 

552

Current smoking (%)

16.5

 

902

23.9

 

552

Past smoking (%)

43.6

 

902

36.8

 

552

History of myocardial infarction (%)

22.4

 

894

11.9

 

547

History of cardiovascular disease (%)

44.7

 

894

35.7

 

526

Incident all-cause mortality (%)

31.7

 

902

16.9

 

552

Incident cardiovascular disease mortality (%)

14.9

 

887

7.7

 

544

Follow-up time (years)

9.5 (3.1)

10.2 (0.3, 15.6)

902

6 (3)

5.2 (0.3, 16)

552

Body mass index (kg/m2)

32.3 (6.5)

31.3 (17.1, 58)

902

35.3 (8.2)

34 (17.1, 77.5)

552

Glucose (mg/dL)

148.2 (56.2)

135.5 (16, 463)

900

149.6 (65.3)

134 (32, 524)

552

Glycated hemoglobin (%)

7.5 (1.6)

7.2 (4.6, 16.6)

896

8.2 (2.1)

7.7 (4.4, 21.8)

543

Glycated hemoglobin (mmol/mol)

59 (17.7)

55.2 (26.8, 157.9)

896

66.2 (23.2)

60.7 (24.6, 214.8)

543

Diabetes duration (years)

10.6 (7.2)

8 (0, 46)

888

10.7 (7.9)

8.5 (0, 52)

552

CAC mass score (mg, 90 HU)

1960 (3414)

562 (0.5, 50,415)

889

1028 (2025)

161 (1, 15,527)

552

CAC volume score (mm3, 90 HU)

899 (1328)

361 (1, 15,569)

902

432 (784)

90 (1, 6103)

552

CAC Agatston score (90 HU)

1031 (1640)

365 (0.5, 20,563)

901

497 (956)

82 (0.5, 7502)

551

CAC Agatston score (130 HU)

828 (1277)

331 (0.5, 16,287)

816

446 (772)

110 (0.5, 5693)

446

CAC density (mg/mm3, 90 HU)

1.71 (0.76)

1.74 (0.02, 4.46)

889

1.8 (0.65)

1.75 (0.9, 5.39)

552

Alternate CAC density (Agatston score/area, Hounsfield unit category units, 90 HU)

2.25 (0.83)

2.51 (0.63, 4.29)

901

2.09 (0.87)

2.35 (0.5, 3.42)

551

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

184.5 (43.1)

180 (65, 391)

902

183.5 (45.6)

178 (81, 428)

552

HDL (mg/dL)

42.3 (12)

41 (8, 98)

902

48.3 (14)

46 (18, 115)

552

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

140 (19.1)

138.5 (94, 260)

902

136.7 (19.4)

134.3 (85, 211)

552

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

72.3 (10.2)

71.5 (36.5, 106)

902

77.3 (11.6)

77 (48.5, 122)

552

High blood pressure medications (%)

76.4

 

902

84.1

 

552

Statin use (%)

43.8

 

902

49.5

 

552

Oral hypoglycemic medications (%)

79.5

 

902

76.3

 

552

Insulin use (%)

27.5

 

902

42.2

 

552

  1. CAC coronary artery calcified plaque, HU Hounsfield unit