Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the CARDIA sample at Year 0 and the analytic sample at year 0 and year 15
CARDIA sample | Analytic sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|
At Year 0 | At Year 0 | At Year 15 | |
1985-1986 | 1985-1986 | 2000-2001 | |
Sample Size | 5045 | 3565 | 3565 |
Sex | |||
Male | 2293 (45.5%) | 1573 (44.1%) | |
Female | 2752 (54.5%) | 1992 (55.9%) | |
Race | |||
White | 2454 (48.6%) | 1893 (53.1%) | |
Black | 2591 (51.4%) | 1672 (46.9%) | |
Age at Year 0 | |||
18-24 years | 2266 (44.9%) | 1495 (41.9%) | |
25-30 years | 2779 (55.1%) | 2070 (58.1%) | |
Education | |||
High School or Less | 1989 (39.4%) | 1262 (35.4%) | 815 (23.0%) |
Some College | 1677 (33.2%) | 1194 (33.5%) | 1107 (31.1%) |
College Graduate | 1379 (27.3%) | 1109 (31.1%) | 1639 (45.9%) |
Missing | 4 | ||
Body Mass Index | |||
Normal weight (<25 kg/m2) | 3297 (65.3%) | 2328 (65.3%) | 1198 (33.6%) |
Overweight (25–29 kg/m2) | 1158 (23.0%) | 827 (23.2%) | 1165 (32.7%) |
Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 590 (11.7%) | 410 (11.5%) | 1202 (33.7%) |
Physical Activity Score a,b | |||
Black Males | 474 (272, 726) | 444 (251, 708) | 356 (176, 622) |
Black Females | 228 (103, 396) | 220 (100, 388) | 173 (70, 327) |
White Males | 461 (288, 672) | 468 (290, 684) | 372 (208, 570) |
White Females | 351 (208, 543) | 364 (214, 548) | 278 (137, 454) |