N (Percentage) | ||||||
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Characteristic | Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 | p value |
Median z score | -6.11 | -3.21 | -0.55 | 2.58 | 7.67 | |
Age (mean, SD) | 64.5 ± 9.5 | 64.1 ± 9.3 | 64.4 ± 9.4 | 64.8 ± 9.4 | 64.9 ± 9.4 | .004 |
Black | 2706 (72) | 1904 (51) | 1397 (37) | 1022 (27) | 438 (12) | <.001 |
Female | 2309 (62) | 2191 (58) | 2036 (54 | 1961 (52) | 1838 (49) | <.001 |
Residing in Southeast | 2631 (70) | 2591 (69) | 2404 (64) | 2074 (55) | 1928 (51) | <.001 |
aHistory of cardiovascular disease | 898 (24) | 832 (22) | 790 (21) | 723 (19) | 698 (19) | <.001 |
Obese (BMI > =30) | 1749 (47) | 1642 (44) | 1449 (39) | 1292 (34) | 1052 (28) | <.001 |
High waist circumference (>102 cm (>40 in) for men; > 88 cm (>35 in) for women | 2116 (56) | 2023 (54) | 1875 (50) | 1700 (45) | 1396 (37) | <.001 |
High triglycerides (>150 mg/dL) | 875 (23) | 1025 (28) | 1118 (30) | 1066 (28) | 1021 (27) | <.001 |
Low HDL cholesterol (for men <40 mg/dL, for women < 50 mg/dL or on lipid lowering medication) | 1413 (38) | 1433 (38) | 1415 (38) | 1354 (36) | 1112 (30) | <.001 |
Blood pressure > 130/> 85 mm Hg or on antihypertensive medications | 2574 (69) | 2410 (64) | 2210 (59) | 2069 (55) | 1724 (46) | <.001 |
Fasting glucose > 110 mg/dL or on antidiabetic medications | 1070 (29) | 912 (24) | 772 (21) | 585 (16) | 444 (12) | <.001 |
Metabolic syndrome | 992 (26) | 958 (25) | 911 (24) | 785 (21) | 598 (16) | <.001 |
Inflammation (CRP ≥ 3 mg/L) | 1853 (49) | 1701 (45) | 1505 (40) | 1392 (37) | 1115 (30) | <.001 |
Metabolic syndrome + inflammation | 1722 (24) | 1615 (23) | 1482 (21) | 1323 (19) | 1003 (14) | <.0001 |
Current smoking | 751 (20) | 676 (18) | 534 (14) | 445 (12) | 316 (8.5) | <.001 |
Income | ||||||
less than $20 K | 1281 (34) | 874 (23) | 579 (16) | 344 (9.2) | 145 (3.9) | |
$20 K–$34 K | 1079 (29) | 1064 (28) | 1001 (27) | 853 (23) | 514 (14) | |
$35 K–74 K | 710 (19) | 1039 (28) | 1224 (33) | 1422 (38) | 1317 (35) | |
$75+ | 171 (4.6) | 340 (9.1) | 487 (13) | 722 (19) | 1337 (36) | |
Refused to report | 510 (14) | 451 (12) | 455 (12) | 417 (11) | 443 (12) | <.001 |
Education | ||||||
<High school | 946 (25) | 597 (16) | 374 (10) | 189 (5.0) | 79 (2.1) | |
High school | 1287 (34) | 1192 (32) | 1061 (29) | 826 (22) | 489 (13) | |
Some college | 869 (23) | 1073 (28) | 1132 (30) | 1140 (30) | 900 (24) | |
College | 649 (17) | 906 (24) | 1179 (31) | 1603 (43) | 2288 (61) | <.001 |