Table 1 Selected characteristics of study population at baseline

Age (years), No. (%)

18-34

4

(4.0)

1

(1.2)

2

(2.0)

1

(1.1)

8

(2.1)

35-64

77

(76.2)

55

(67.9)

71

(71.7)

69

(72.6)

272

(72.3)

65 or older

20

(19.8)

25

(30.9)

26

(26.3)

25

(26.3)

96

(25.5)

Gender, No. (%)

Female

54

(53.5)

47

(58.0)

53

(53.5)

53

(55.8)

207

(55.1)

Male

47

(46.5)

34

(42.0)

46

(46.5)

42

(44.2)

169

(44.9)

Minority^a

No

60

(59.4)

51

(63.0)

65

(65.7)

63

(66.3)

239

(63.6)

Yes

41

(40.6)

30

(37.0)

34

(34.3)

32

(33.7)

137

(36.4)

Hispanic, No. (%)

No

81

(80.2)

62

(77.5)

76

(76.8)

80

(84.2)

299

(79.7)

Yes

20

(19.8)

18

(22.5)

23

(23.2)

15

(15.8)

76

(20.3)

Race-ethnicity, No. (%)

Non-Hispanic white

58

(57.4)

49

(60.5)

61

(61.6)

58

(61.1)

226

(60.1)

Non-Hispanic black

21

(20.8)

11

(13.6)

12

(12.1)

17

(17.9)

61

(16.2)

Hispanic

20

(19.8)

19

(23.5)

22

(22.2)

15

(15.8)

76

(20.2)

Other

2

(2.0)

2

(2.5)

4

(4.0)

5

(5.3)

13

(3.5)

Education, No. (%)

Less than high school

6

(5.9)

4

(4.9)

3

(3.0)

3

(3.2)

16

(4.3)

Some high school

4

(4.0)

3

(3.7)

8

(8.1)

1

(1.1)

16

(4.3)

High school graduate

16

(15.8)

20

(24.7)

17

(17.2)

21

(22.1)

74

(19.7)

Some college/vocational school

46

(45.5)

34

(42.0)

33

(33.3)

36

(37.9)

149

(39.6)

College graduate

16

(15.8)

13

(16.1)

24

(24.2)

21

(22.1)

74

(19.7)

Graduate school

13

(12.9)

7

(8.6)

14

(14.1)

13

(13.7)

47

(12.5)

Income, No. (%)

< $15,000

12

(11.9)

11

(13.6)

7

(7.1)

9

(9.6)

39

(10.4)

$15,000 - $24,999

11

(10.9)

14

(17.3)

19

(19.2)

16

(17.0)

60

(16.0)

$25,000 - $49,999

41

(40.6)

37

(45.7)

32

(32.3)

30

(31.9)

140

(37.3)

$50,000 - $75,000

12

(11.9)

12

(14.8)

23

(23.2)

17

(18.1)

64

(17.1)

> $75,000

12

(11.9)

6

(7.4)

14

(14.1)

14

(14.9)

46

(12.3)

Prefer not to answer

13

(12.9)

1

(1.2)

4

(4.0)

8

(8.5)

26

(6.9)

BMI (kg/m²), No. (%)

Normal

10

(10.3)

5

(6.3)

3

(3.2)

8

(8.7)

26

(7.1)

Overweight

25

(25.8)

15

(18.8)

18

(19.0)

17

(18.5)

75

(20.6)

Obese

62

(63.9)

60

(75.0)

74

(77.9)

67

(72.8)

263

(72.3)

Age (years), Mean (±SD)

56.4

(±10.8)

57.7

(±10.8)

57.7

(±10.3)

58.5

(±11.9)

57.6

(±10.9)

BMI (kg/m²), Mean (±SD)

33.5

(±8.0)

35.3

(±7.3)

34.6

(±6.3)

33.9

(±7.7)

34.3

(±7.4)

SBP (mm/Hg), Mean (±SD)

131.9

(±14.1)

138.5

(±21.2)

136.2

(±19.1)

132.9

(±21.7)

134.8

(±19.3)

DBP (mm/Hg), Mean (±SD)*

79.4

(±9.8)

73.6

(±11.0)

78.8

(±11.4)

75.8

(±13.6)

77.0

(±11.7)

HbA1c (%), Mean (±SD)

9.4

(±1.7)

9.3

(±1.6)

9.2

(±1.4)

9.2

(±1.6)

9.3

(±1.6)