| Exam 4 | Exam 11/12 | Exam 19/20 | Pooled |
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Characteristics | N = 4209 | N = 3446 | N = 1946 | N = 9304* |
Age, mean (SD), y | 50.5(8.2) | 63.7 (7.9) | 74.9 (6.3) | 59.6(12.1) |
Women, No. (%) | 2346 (56) | 1990 (58) | 1004 (61) | 5340 (57) |
Marital status, No. (%)a | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Single | 366 (9) | 244 (7) | 121 (7) | 731 (8) |
   Married | 3589 (85) | 2449 (73) | 945 (57) | 6983 (76) |
   Widowed | 167 (4) | 564 (17) | 534 (32) | 1265 (14) |
   Divorced/Separated | 87 (2) | 93 (3) | 49 (3) | 229 (2) |
Education, No. (%)b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   8th grade or less | 1178 (29) | 847 (25) | 339 (21) | 2364 (26) |
   Higher than 8th grade | 2942 (71) | 2500 (75) | 1264 (79) | 6706 (74) |
Pa level, No. (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Low | 1294 (31) | 979 (28) | 446 (27) | 2719 (29) |
   Moderate | 1611 (38) | 1155 (34) | 426 (26) | 3192 (34) |
   High | 1017 (24) | 1121 (33) | 734 (45) | 2872 (31) |
   Missing | 287 (7) | 191 (6) | 43 (3) | 521 (6) |
Smoking Status, No. (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Never smoker | 1521 (36) | 1176 (34) | 604 (37) | 3301 (35) |
   Former smoker | 466 (11) | 1055 (31) | 807 (49) | 2328 (25) |
   Current smoker | 2222 (53) | 1215 (35) | 238 (14) | 3675 (39) |
Any co-morbidity†, No. (%) | 1351 (32) | 1471 (43) | 1190 (72) | 4012 (43) |
BMI‡, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 25.9 (4.1) | 26.1 (4.2) | 26.4 (4.5) | 26.1 (4.2) |
SBP, mean (SD), mmHg | 133.9 (22.9) | 141.3 (22.2) | 143.7 (22.1) | 138.3 (22.7) |
DBP, mean (SD), mmHg | 83.7 (12.2) | 97.2 (29.8) | 75.9 (10.9) | 87.3 (22.0) |