Characteristics
|
African Americans
|
Whites
|
---|
N = 1563
|
%
|
N = 1163
|
%
|
---|
Age, mean (SD)
|
48.0 (9.2)
| |
48.2 (9.3)
| |
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)
| |
13.80 (1.32)
| |
BMI (kg/m2)
|
29.95 (7.97)
| |
30.21 (7.77)
| |
LDL (mg/dL)
|
107.16 (37.13)
| |
111.94 (35.98)
| |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)
|
102.51 (22.72)
| |
96.14 (17.72)
| |
Total WBC (109/L)
|
6.18 (2.04)
| |
7.04 (2.28)
| |
hsCRP (mg/L)
|
5.47 (12.10)
| |
4.45 (6.62)
| |
WHR
|
0.91 (0.08)
| |
0.95 (0.39)
| |
All-cause mortality
|
141
| |
85
| |
CVD-specific mortality
|
48
| |
24
| |
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BMI body mass index, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, CVD cardiovascular disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, LDL low density lipoprotein cholesterol, RDW red cell distribution width, SD standard deviation, WBC white blood cell count, WHR waist-hip ratio