Table 1 Mean±, (SD) or study n (%) of Study Participants at baseline
Population Characteristics | mean ± SD or n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 72.3 | ± 6.9 |
Systolic blood pressure | 133.7 | ± 17.3 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 78.1 | ± 9.3 |
Body Mass Index | 28.2 | ± 4.1 |
sICAM-1 | 299.4 | ± 101.6 |
sVCAM-1 | 1055.2 | ± 360.8 |
Hypertension medication | 411 | (57) |
Statin use | 262 | (36) |
Two or more servings of alcohol per day | 147 | (20) |
CRP > 10 ug/ml | 31 | (4) |
Diabetes Mellitus†| 139 | (19) |
Years of Education ≤12 | 210 | (29) |
   13-16 | 349 | (48) |
   >16 | 164 | (23) |
smoking status Never | 204 | (28) |
   Current | 34 | (5) |
   Former | 484 | (67) |
packyrs | 22.3 | (28) |
   number of study visits 1 | 185 | (26) |
   2 | 205 | (28) |
   3 | 276 | (38) |
   4 | 56 | (9) |
   5 | 1 | (<1) |