Characteristics of participants ≥45 Years of Age in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II Mortality Study at Baseline*
| Participants (n) | |
| Unweighted | 5119 |
| Weighted (million) | 45.8 |
| Allergy skin testing (%) | |
| Negative | 77.0 |
| Positive | 23.0 |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 45.5 |
| Female | 54.5 |
| Race (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 86.2 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 9.9 |
| Hispanic | 3.9 |
| Smoking status (%) | |
| Nonsmoker | 63.7 |
| Current | 36.3 |
| Diabetes (%) | |
| No | 94.6 |
| Yes | 5.4 |
| High blood pressure (%) | |
| No | 65.4 |
| Yes | 34.6 |
| Alcohol use (%) | |
| Nondrinker | 39.4 |
| Drinker | 60.6 |
| LDL cholesterol (%) | |
| <160 mg/dL | 84.6 |
| ≥160 mg/dL | 15.4 |
| Physical activity (%) | |
| Sedentary | 10.9 |
| Low | 50.4 |
| High | 38.7 |
| Mean age (SD) | 57.4 (0.14) |
| Mean body mass index (kg/m2) (SD) | 26.3 (0.11) |
* This excludes individuals with a history of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or stroke.
LDL, low-density lipoprotein.