Table 1 Baseline characteristics (means and proportion) of the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort, according to educational attainment. Statistical variance shown in parentheses represents 95% confidence intervals.
Educational Attainment (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Participants | ≤12 | 13-16 | ≥17 | P* | |
Female | |||||
N | 2024 | 970 | 838 | 216 | |
Age (years) | 36.2 (35.8, 36.6) | 38.3 (37.7, 38.9) | 34.8 (34.1, 35.4) | 32.3 (31.2, 33.5) | <0.0001 |
Year of Birth | 1937 (1936, 1937) | 1935 (1934, 1935) | 1938 (1938, 1939) | 1941 (1940, 1942) | <0.0001 |
Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 118 (117, 119) | 120 (119, 121) | 117 (116, 118) | 114 (112, 116) | <0.0001 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 75.9 (75.5, 76.3) | 76.8 (76.1, 77.5) | 75.7 (75.0, 76.3) | 72.9 (71.7, 74.1) | <0.0001 |
Anti-Hypertensive Medication, % | 3.0† | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.035 |
Alcohol Consumption (drinks/week) | 4.4 (4.2, 4.7) | 4.2 (3.8, 4.6) | 4.5 (4.1, 4.9) | 5.2 (4.2, 6.1) | 0.037 |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 24.0 (23.8, 24.1) | 24.5 (24.3, 24.8) | 23.5 (23.2, 23.7) | 23.2 (22.7, 23.7) | <0.0001 |
Current Smoker, % | 42.6† | 47.3 | 39.3 | 33.8 | <0.0001 |
Male | |||||
N | 1866 | 757 | 697 | 412 | |
Age (years) | 37.2 (36.8, 37.7) | 40.0 (39.3, 40.7) | 35.6 (34.9, 36.3) | 34.8 (33.9, 35.7) | <0.0001 |
Year of Birth | 1936 (1935, 1936) | 1933 (1932, 1934) | 1937 (193, 1938) | 1938 (1937, 1939) | <0.0001 |
Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 126 (126, 127) | 128 (127, 129) | 126 (125, 127) | 124 (123, 125) | <0.0001 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 81.9 (81.5, 82.4) | 82.9 (82.2, 83.7) | 81.5 (80.7, 82.2) | 80.8 (79.9, 81.7) | 0.0008 |
Anti-Hypertensive Medication, % | 3.5† | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.482 |
Alcohol Consumption (drinks/week) | 11.0 (10.5, 11.6) | 12.6 (11.6, 13.7) | 10.5 (9.6, 11.3) | 9.1 (8.1, 10.1) | <0.0001 |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 26.5 (26.4, 26.7) | 26.9 (26.6, 27.1) | 26.4 (26.2, 26.7) | 26.1 (25.7, 26.4) | 0.0002 |
Current Smoker, % | 43.7† | 49.4 | 47.7 | 26.3 | <0.0001 |