Table 1 Study Participant Characteristics in the ARIC and HANDLS Studies
ARIC study | HANDLS study | ||
|---|---|---|---|
European-Americans | African-Americans | African-Americans | |
N | 8926 | 2737 | 942 |
Age, mean (SD) | 54.3 (5.7) | 53.4 (5.8) | 48.3 (9.0) |
Female, % (n) | 53.0 (4728) | 62.6 (1714) | 55.9 (527) |
Prevalent diabetes, % (n) | 8.4 (749) | 18.7 (513) | 32.2 (303) |
Diuretic use, % (n) | 14.5 (1297) | 28.8 (788) | 13.6 (128) |
Estimated glomerula filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2), mean (SD) | 93.3 (12.7) | 103.8 (18.0) | 96.3 (24.1) |
Serum Mg (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 0.83 (0.07) | 0.79 (0.08) | 0.77 (0.08) |