Table 1 Descriptive statistics for total sample and across cIMT ≥75% and presence of carotid plaque variables
Variable, M (SD) | Total N = 612 | cIMT ≥75% | Presence of Carotid Plaque | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal N = 512 | Abnormal N = 100 | No Plaque N = 462 | Plaque N = 150 | ||
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Variables | |||||
Physical Activity (n, %) | |||||
 No Activity | 394 (64.4) | 324 (63.3) | 70 (70.0) | 277 (59.9) | 117 (78.0) |
 Low Activity | 49 (8.0) | 44 (8.6) | 5 (5.0) | 39 (8.4) | 10 (6.7) |
 Moderate Activity | 81 (13.2) | 71 (13.9) | 10 (10.0) | 71 (15.4) | 10 (6.7) |
 High Activity | 88 (14.4) | 73 (14.3) | 15 (15.0) | 75 (16.2) | 13 (8.7) |
TV/Movie Sitting Time (hr./day) | 1.8 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.6) | 2.0 (1.7) | 1.7 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.8) |
Demographic Variables | |||||
 Female (n, %) | 414 (67.6) | 363 (70.9) | 51 (51.0) | 329 (71.2) | 85 (56.7) |
 Age at cIMT | 50.4 (14.1) | 49.5 (14.5) | 54.9 (10.6) | 46.9 (13.5) | 61.0 (9.9) |
 Employed (n, %) | 309 (50.5) | 259 (50.6) | 50 (50.0) | 254 (55.0) | 55 (36.7) |
Marital Status (n, %) | |||||
 Single | 98 (16.0) | 91 (17.8) | 7 (7.0) | 86 (18.6) | 12 (8.0) |
 Married | 406 (66.3) | 333 (65.0) | 73 (73.0) | 304 (65.8) | 102(68.0) |
 Divorced/Separated | 108 (17.7) | 88 (17.2) | 20 (20.0) | 72 (15.6) | 36 (24.0) |
Years Education | 11.1 (5.5) | 11.3 (5.6) | 10.1 (4.7) | 11.5 (5.4) | 9.8 (5.5) |
Health Related Variables | |||||
Smoking (n, %) | |||||
 Never | 202 (33.0) | 161 (31.4) | 41 (41.0) | 150 (32.5) | 52 (34.6) |
 Sometimes | 135 (22.1) | 110 (21.5) | 25 (25.0) | 93 (20.1) | 42 (28.0) |
 Other | 275 (44.9) | 241 (47.1) | 34 (34.0) | 219 (47.4) | 56 (37.3) |
Heavy Alcohol Use (n, %) | 20 (3.3) | 11 (2.2) | 9 (9.0) | 14 (3.0) | 6 (4.0) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.9 (6.3) | 30.8 (6.4) | 31.1 (5.4) | 30.9 (6.4) | 30.6 (5.7) |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 182.4 (37.9) | 181.1 (36.4) | 188.9 (44.5) | 181.0 (35.2) | 186.8 (45.0) |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 146.7 (89.5) | 142.5 (88.9) | 168.4 (89.9) | 142.5 (90.4) | 159.9 (85.6) |
HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 45.9 (13.2) | 46.3 (13.0) | 43.9 (13.6) | 45.9 (13.0) | 45.9 (13.8) |
LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 108.0 (31.8) | 107.2 (30.7) | 112.1 (36.8) | 107.2 (30.3) | 110.5 (36.0) |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 120.1 (18.0) | 118.1 (16.9) | 130.6 (20.1) | 117.2 (15.8) | 129.1 (21.1) |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 72.4 (9.3) | 71.9 (8.8) | 74.9 (11.0) | 72.0 (8.7) | 73.7 (10.8) |
Insulin (mg/dL) | 13.1 (9.7) | 13.0 (9.7) | 13.6 (9.9) | 13.0 (9.4) | 13.4 (10.5) |
Mean Glucose (mg/dL) | 116.9 (38.0) | 112.6 (33.4) | 138.1 (50.6) | 111.5 (31.9) | 133.5 (49.1) |
HOMA_IR | 3.5 (2.9) | 3.4 (2.8) | 4.0 (3.4) | 3.3 (2.6) | 3.9 (3.7) |
Hba1C (%) | 5.8 (1.3) | 5.7 (1.22) | 6.4 (1.5) | 5.7 (1.2) | 6.3 (1.5) |
Healthy Food Index | 7.2 (3.6) | 7.2 (3.5) | 7.4 (3.8) | 7.1 (3.6) | 7.4 (3.5) |
Unhealthy Food Index | 4.7 (3.2) | 4.7 (3.2) | 4.8 (3.2) | 4.8 (3.3) | 4.4 (2.7) |
History of Stroke (n, %) | 15 (2.4) | 11 (2.1) | 4 (4.0) | 9 (1.9) | 6 (4.0) |
History of Heart Attack (n, %) | 9 (1.5) | 6 (1.2) | 3 (3.0) | 4 (0.9) | 5 (3.3) |
History of Angina (n, %) | 10 (1.6) | 8 (1.6) | 2 (2.0) | 5 (1.1) | 5 (3.3) |