Table 1 Characteristics of men and women in the Jackson Heart Study, N = 3020

Demographic Factors (N)

Age (mean ± std.)

53.96 ± 13.01

55.05 ± 12.73

0.02

PEA^┼ (mean ± std.)

0.18 ± 0.09

0.17 ± 0.08 (1283)

0.005

Education, %

38.13 %

61.87 %

 <High school

16.74 %

16.60 %

 High school + GED^±

19.18 %

21.49 %

 Some college + vocational school

23.98 %

22.89 %

 Bachelors + associate degree

25.02 %

21.28 %

 Post-college

15.08 %

17.73 %

0.04

Behavioral Factors (N)

 Smoking Status, % Yes

18.05 %

10.99 %

<0.0001

 BMI^§ kg/m² (Mean ± std.)

30.01 ± 6.31

33.26 ± 7.81

<0.0001

 Physical Activity Score (Mean ± std.)

8.55 ± 2.55

8.15 ± 2.58

<0.0001

 Alcohol Consumption, % (N) Yes

59.20 %

40.30 %

<0.0001

Biological Factors (N)

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

127.8 ± 17.76

126.3 ± 18.34

0.03

 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

81.53 ± 10.59

77.46 ± 10.30

<.0001

 Total Cholesterol,

mg/dl (Mean ± std.)

196.6 ± 40.89

199.4 ± 40.36

0.07

 LDL^║ Cholesterol, mg/dl (Mean ± std.)

127.9 ± 37.15

124.8 ± 37.12

0.03

 HDL^¶ Cholesterol, mg/dl (Mean ± std.)

45.69 ± 12.79

54.66 ± 14.71

<0.0001

 Fasting Triglyceride Level, mg/dl, (Mean ± std.)

117.7 ± 100.3

101.3 ± 64.46

<0.0001

 Plasma Adiponectin, ug/mL (Mean ± std.)

4.08 ± 3.38

6.04 ± 4.46

<0.0001

 Plasma Leptin, ng/mL (Mean ± std.)

11.81 ± 11.12

38.53 ± 24.80

<0.0001

 Blood Glucose mg/dL (Mean ± std.)

100.9 ± 33.83

100.5 ± 33.80

0.76

 CRP^#, mg/dL (Mean ± std.)

0.37 ± 1.13

0.63 ± 0.89

<.0001

 HOMA-IR** (Insulin resistance) (Mean ± std.)

3.49 ± 2.17

3.85 ± 2.56

0.0004

 Type II diabetes, %

17.12 %

20.87 %

0.01

 Hypertension, %

65.55 %

60.84 %

0.009