Table 1. Characteristics of North Texas Healthy Heart Study Participants, Fort Worth, Texas, 2006 to 2008 (n = 513)
VariableParticipants*
Age (years), mean (SD)55.1 (8.0)
Sex
    Female320 (62.4)
    Men193 (37.6)
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic white144 (28.1)
    Non-Hispanic black178 (34.7)
    Hispanic191 (37.2)
Education
    Less than high school113 (22.0)
    High school graduate/GED104 (20.3)
    Some college or higher296 (57.7)
Smoked ≥100 cigarettes in one's life
    Yes217 (42.3)
    No289 (56.3)
Diabetes mellitus status
    Yes97 (18.9)
    No393 (76.6)
Hypertension status
    Yes262 (51.1)
    No127 (24.8)
Hyperlipidemia status
    Yes265 (51.7)
    No232 (45.2)
First-degree relative with history of coronary heart disease
    Yes251 (48.9)
    No248 (48.3)

  • Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • ↵* May not add up to 513 participants because of missing data.

  • SD, standard deviation.