Table 1.

Demographics of Participants Free of Cardiovascular Disease at Visit 4 of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

CharacteristicParticipants (n = 9272) (%)
Ever told had hay fever
    No89.6
    Yes10.4
Sex
    Male41.6
    Female58.4
Race
    Non African-American77.6
    African-American22.4
Smoking status
    Non-smoker85.0
    Current smoker15.0
    Mean body mass index (kg/m2)28.7 (5.6)*
Diabetes
    No84.8
    Yes15.2
Hypertension
    No54.9
    Yes45.1
Alcohol
    <350 g/wk98.9
    ≥350 g/wk1.1
Total cholesterol
    ≤240 mg/dL86.2
    >240 mg/dL13.8
  • * Value given as standard deviation.