Outcome Variables
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SBP, mmHg (mean, SD)
|
128.2 (16.7)
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0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
DBP, mmHg (mean, SD)
|
76.8 (9.6)
|
0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Meteorological and Seasonal Variables
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Same day maximum temp, lower by 20°F (mean, SD)
|
70.6 (16.8)
|
0
|
1.5 (1.2, 2.0)
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0.7 (0.5, 0.9)
|
Same day minimum temp, lower by 20°F (mean, SD)
|
55.3 (16.8)
|
0
|
1.1 (0.8, 1.4)
|
0.4 (0.3, 0.6)
|
Maximum temp variability, by SD increase (mean, SD)
|
2.8 (1.4)
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0
|
0.5 (0.3, 0.6)
|
0.1 (0.0, 0.2)
|
Minimum temp variability, by SD increase (mean, SD)
|
3.0 (1.4)
|
0
|
0.6 (0.4, 0.7)
|
0.1 (0.0, 0.2)
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Season
| | | | |
Summer
|
6184 (28%)
| |
Reference
|
Reference
|
Fall
|
6041 (28%)
|
0
|
1.4 (0.8, 2.0)
|
0.7 (0.3, 1.0)
|
Winter
|
4853 (22%)
| |
2.3 (1.7, 2.9)
|
1.2 (0.8, 1.5)
|
Spring
|
4816 (22%)
| |
2.0 (1.3, 2.6)
|
0.9 (0.5, 1.3)
|
Demographics
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Age, by 10 years (mean, SD)
|
65.7 (9.3)
|
0
|
2.9 (2.6, 3.1)
|
-1.3 (-1.1, -1.4)
|
Male
|
9905 (45%)
|
3
|
2.2 (1.7, 2.6)
|
1.1 (0.9, 1.4)
|
Black Race
|
9527 (44%)
|
1
|
5.4 (4.9, 5.8)
|
3.2 (3.0, 3.5)
|
Region
| | | | |
Stroke Buckle
|
3768 (17%)
| |
Reference
|
Reference
|
Stroke Belt
|
7773 (36%)
|
0
|
0.8 (0.1, 1.4)
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.3)
|
Non-Belt
|
10325 (47%)
| |
1.5 (0.9, 2.1)
|
0.5 (0.2, 0.9)
|
Population Density
| | | | |
Urban
|
17678 (81%)
| |
1.7 (1.0, 2.5)
|
0.5 (0.1, 1.0)
|
Mixed
|
2179 (10%)
|
0
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.5)
|
0.2 (-0.4, 0.7)
|
Rural
|
2037 (9%)
| |
Reference
|
Reference
|
SES Factors
| | | | |
Education, 8th grade or less
|
2849 (13%)
|
23
|
5.5 (4.9, 6.2)
|
0.9 (0.5, 1.2)
|
Income
| | | | |
< $20 k
|
4122 (19%)
| |
8.0 (7.2, 8.7)
|
1.2 (0.7, 1.6)
|
$20 k-$35 k
|
5367 (25%)
|
2652
|
4.4 (3.7, 5.0)
|
0.8 (0.4, 1.1)
|
$35 k-$75 k
|
6487 (30%)
| |
1.7 (1.0, 2.3)
|
0.4 (0.0, 0.8)
|
>= $75 k
|
3266 (15%)
| |
Reference
|
Reference
|
refused
|
2652 (12%)
| |
2.7 (1.9, 3.5)
|
1.1 (0.7, 1.6)
|
Community poverty %, by 10% increase (mean, SD)
|
17.8 (12.5)
|
0
|
1.6 (1.4, 1.7)
|
0.8 (0.6, 0.8)
|
Health Behaviors
| | | | |
Smoking Status
| | | | |
Never
|
9670 (44%)
| |
Reference
|
Reference
|
Current
|
3212 (15%)
|
88
|
1.2 (0.5, 1.8)
|
0.6 (0.3, 1.0)
|
Past
|
8924 (41%)
| |
1.1 (0.6, 1.6)
|
-0.2 (-0.5, 0.1)
|
Alcohol use (never)
|
6486 (30%)
|
0
|
1.2 (0.8, 1.7)
|
-0.3 (-0.6, 0.0)
|
Co-morbidities
| | | | |
BMI
| |
279
| | |
Underweight/Normal
|
5402 (25%)
| |
Reference
|
Reference
|
Overweight
|
7972 (37%)
| |
3.4 (2.8, 3.9)
|
2.3 (2.0, 2.6)
|
Obese
|
8241 (38%)
| |
6.9 (6.3, 7.4)
|
4.8 (4.5, 5.1)
|
Hyperlipidemia
|
19254 (88%)
|
16
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.8)
|
1.5 (1.1, 1.9)
|
Diabetes
|
4672 (22%)
|
747
|
5.4 (4.8, 5.9)
|
0.1 (-0.2, 0.5)
|