Table 1 Characteristics of North Texas Healthy Heart study participants -- Fort Worth, Texas, USA 2006-8 (N = 506)
Variable | n* | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 55.2 | (8.1) |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 31.2 | (6.6) |
Sense of control score, mean (SD) | 0.8 | (0.5) |
L4L5 Visceral adipose tissue (VAT, cm2), median (IQR) | 351.0 | (170.4) |
Natural log VAT, mean (SD) | 5.0 | (0.5) |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Female | 316 | (62.5) |
   Male | 190 | (37.5) |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
   Non-Hispanic white | 139 | (27.5) |
   Non-Hispanic African American | 166 | (32.8) |
   Hispanic | 194 | (38.3) |
Education | Â | Â |
   Less than High school | 113 | (22.3) |
   High school graduate/GED | 102 | (20.2) |
   Some college or higher | 291 | (57.5) |
Smoked ≥ 100 cigarettes in one's life |  |  |
   Yes | 211 | (41.7) |
   No | 288 | (56.9) |
Diabetes Mellitus status | Â | Â |
   Yes | 97 | (19.2) |
   No | 387 | (76.5) |
Hypertension status | Â | Â |
   Yes | 262 | (51.8) |
   No | 124 | (24.5) |
Hyperlipidemia status | Â | Â |
   Yes | 264 | (52.2) |
   No | 227 | (44.9) |
First degree relative with history of coronary heart disease | Â | Â |
   Yes | 251 | (49.6) |
   No | 241 | (47.6) |
Diet rating | Â | Â |
   Healthy | 299 | (59.1) |
   Unhealthy | 204 | (40.3) |
Regularly exercises in the past month | Â | Â |
   No | 147 | (29.1) |
   Yes | 356 | (70.4) |