Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population, SWAN Cohort, 1999–2004
| Â | Detroit, MI | Chicago, IL | Oakland, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Newark, NJ | Pittsburgh, PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 208 | n = 372 | n = 343 | n = 144 | n = 250 | n = 377 | |
Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
 African American | 81 | 52 | – | – | – | 34 |
 Chinese | – | – | 58 | – | – | – |
 Hispanic | – | – | – | – | 70 | – |
 Japanese | – | – | – | 81 | – | – |
 White | 19 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 30 | 66 |
Education (%) | ||||||
  ≤ High school | 36 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 54 | 23 |
 Some college | 42 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 34 |
  ≥ College | 17 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 20 | 43 |
Total number of visits | 804 | 1420 | 1454 | 299 | 486 | 1519 |
Menopausal status (%) | ||||||
 Pre | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
 Early peri | 35 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 51 | 34 |
 Late peri | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
 Post | 36 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 32 |
 Unknown | 12 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 |
Body Mass Index (%) | ||||||
  < 25, normal | 12 | 20 | 58 | 63 | 22 | 28 |
 25–30, overweight | 23 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 32 |
  >  30, obese | 63 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 39 | 40 |
Alcohol consumption (%) | ||||||
 Low | 65 | 37 | 60 | 49 | 59 | 49 |
 Medium | 17 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 31 |
 High | 14 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 19 |
Current smoker (%) | 29 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 14 |
Diagnosed diabetes (%) | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
Any CVD event (%) | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |