Table 1 Participant characteristics and mortality outcomes stratified by race
Characteristics | African Americans | Whites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NÂ =Â 1563 | % | NÂ =Â 1163 | % | |
Age, mean (SD) | 48.0 (9.2) | Â | 48.2 (9.3) | Â |
Sex | ||||
 Women | 880 | 56.3 | 658 | 56.6 |
 Men | 683 | 43.7 | 505 | 43.4 |
Poverty status | ||||
 Above | 823 | 52.7 | 788 | 67.8 |
 Below | 740 | 47.3 | 375 | 32.2 |
Education-college degree | ||||
 No | 1458 | 93.8 | 913 | 82.9 |
 Yes | 97 | 6.2 | 188 | 17.1 |
 Missing | 8 |  | 62 |  |
Current smoking status | ||||
 No | 686 | 49.9 | 574 | 54.4 |
 Yes | 688 | 50.1 | 481 | 45.6 |
 Missing | 189 |  | 108 |  |
Current alcohol use | ||||
 No | 597 | 43.6 | 426 | 40.3 |
 Yes | 773 | 56.4 | 630 | 59.7 |
 Missing | 193 |  | 107 |  |
Marijuana use | ||||
 No | 1141 | 83.3 | 952 | 90.2 |
 Yes | 228 | 16.7 | 104 | 9.8 |
 Missing | 194 |  | 107 |  |
Current cocaine use | ||||
 No | 1271 | 92.4 | 1016 | 95.8 |
 Yes | 104 | 7.6 | 45 | 4.2 |
 Missing | 188 |  | 102 |  |
CES-D scale score | ||||
 < 16 | 859 | 58.9 | 661 | 59 |
 ≥ 16 | 600 | 41.1 | 460 | 41 |
 Missing | 104 |  | 42 |  |
Hypertension | ||||
 No | 712 | 48.6 | 660 | 58.9 |
 Yes | 752 | 51.4 | 461 | 41.1 |
 Missing | 99 |  | 42 |  |
Diabetes mellitus | ||||
 No | 1209 | 81.9 | 937 | 83.3 |
 Yes | 268 | 18.1 | 188 | 16.7 |
 Missing | 86 |  | 38 |  |
RDW (%) | 14.48 (1.91) | Â | 13.80 (1.32) | Â |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.95 (7.97) | Â | 30.21 (7.77) | Â |
LDL (mg/dL) | 107.16 (37.13) | Â | 111.94 (35.98) | Â |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73Â m2) | 102.51 (22.72) | Â | 96.14 (17.72) | Â |
Total WBC (109/L) | 6.18 (2.04) | Â | 7.04 (2.28) | Â |
hsCRP (mg/L) | 5.47 (12.10) | Â | 4.45 (6.62) | Â |
WHR | 0.91 (0.08) | Â | 0.95 (0.39) | Â |
All-cause mortality | 141 | Â | 85 | Â |
CVD-specific mortality | 48 | Â | 24 | Â |