Table 1 Baseline characteristics of DHS participants
From: Plasma metabolomic profiling in subclinical atherosclerosis: the Diabetes Heart Study
Characteristic | African American | European American | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N | Mean ± SD or N (%) | N | Mean ± SD or N (%) |  |
Male, N (%) | 438 | 183 (41.8) | 262 | 130 (49.6) | Â |
Age (years) | 438 | 58.7 ± 8.8 | 262 | 61.8 ± 9.0 |  < 0.001 |
Education, N (%) | 431 | Â | 259 | Â | Â |
 Less Than High School |  | 64 (14.9) |  | 57 (22.0) |  |
 High School Graduated |  | 231 (53.6) |  | 138 (53.3) |  |
 Above High School |  | 136 (31.5) |  | 64 (24.7) |  |
Smoking Status, N (%) | 435 | Â | 261 | Â | 0.005 |
 Never |  | 150 (34.5) |  | 109 (41.8) |  |
 Former |  | 173 (39.8) |  | 110 (42.1) |  |
 Current |  | 112 (25.7) |  | 42 (16.1) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 437 | 34.0 ± 7.8 | 262 | 31.8 ± 6.4 |  < 0.001 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 428 | 180.0 ± 42.5 | 256 | 186.4 ± 41.8 | 0.069 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 419 | 106.5 ± 34.8 | 240 | 106.6 ± 34.9 | 0.986 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 428 | 48.9 ± 13.8 | 256 | 43.0 ± 12.4 |  < 0.001 |
Triglycerideb (mg/dL) | 428 | 98 (75, 145) | 256 | 171.5 (123, 235) |  < 0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 428 | 1.05 ± 0.32 | 262 | 1.11 ± 0.30 | 0.002 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 438 | 137.4 ± 19.6 | 262 | 140.3 ± 18.0 | 0.037 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 438 | 75.7 ± 11.3 | 262 | 73.3 ± 9.8 | 0.002 |
Hypertension, N (%) | 438 | 374 (85.4) | 262 | 231 (88.2) | 0.329 |
Diabetes duration (years) | 415 | 10.8 ± 7.8 | 220 | 10.4 ± 6.9 | 0.811 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 438 | 149.8 ± 71.8 | 262 | 145.4 ± 57.8 | 0.370 |
HbA1C (%) | 430 | 8.2 ± 2.2 | 260 | 7.4 ± 1.7 |  < 0.001 |
CVD, N (%) | 304 | 98 (32.2) | 125 | 51 (40.8) | 0.329 |
CACb | 433 | 321 (5.5, 2186.5) | 250 | 493.5 (37.5, 6284.5) | 0.010 |