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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Genome-wide association study of platelet aggregation in African Americans

Characteristics

GeneSTAR (AA) (N = 825)

PGAP (AA)

(N = 119)

GeneSTAR (EA) (N = 1221)

Age, years

45 (12)

35 (9)

44 (13)

Female

62 %

72 %

55 %

Hypertension

39 %

8 %

26 %

Smoker

30 %

14 %

23 %

Body Mass Index, Kg/m2

32 (8)

29 (6)

28 (6)

Fibrinogen, mg/dL

375 (111)

349 (101)

374 (111)

Platelet Count, 109/L

266 (68)

236 (53)

261 (62)

Mean Platelet Volume, 10−15 L

8 (1)

7 (1)

7 (1)

Von Willebrand Factor, %

86 (53)

87 (38)

87 (58)

  1. Data is presented as mean (standard deviation) unless noted otherwise
  2. Abbreviations: EA European Americans, AA African Americans
  3. Population Characteristics of the GeneSTAR (Genetic Study of Atherosclerosis Risk) and PGAP (Platelets Genes and Physiology) cohorts