Table 1 Distribution of flow-mediated dilatation, and demographic and cardiovascular risk factors among Mexican-American (MA) and non-Hispanic white (NHW) cohorts of men and women
Overall | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
Parameter | MA (N = 105) | NHW (N = 100) | MA (N = 39) | NHW (N = 59) | MA (N = 66) | NHW (N = 41) |
Risk Factors | ||||||
Age (yrs) | 46 ± 13.5 | 49.6 ± 10.8* | 46.3 ± 13.6 | 47.7 ± 11.3 | 45.9 ± 13.6 | 52.4 ± 9.5** |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 30.3 + 7.1 | 27.8 + 4.2** | 30.9 ± 6.1 | 28.4 ± 3.5** | 29.98 ± 7.6 | 26.9 ± 4.95* |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 172.6 ± 115.9 | 124.9 ± 66.6** | 184.7 ± 92 | 135.7 ± 71** | 166 ± 126.9 | 109.4 ± 56.2** |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 110.7 ± 29.4 | 123.5 ± 30.4** | 112.8 ± 27.7 | 127.5 ± 27.7** | 109.5 ± 30.4 | 117.8 ± 33.5 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 53.6 + 13.9 | 53.7 + 12.8 | 45.5 + 6 | 48.8 + 10* | 57.9 + 14.2 | 60.9 + 12.6 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 198.7 ± 35.9 | 203.5 ± 37.5 | 195.6 ± 33.1 | 205.5 ± 37.9 | 200.3 ± 37.4 | 200.6 + 37.2 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 124.5 ± 17.4 | 125.2 ± 14.4 | 129 ± 12.9 | 127.4 ± 13.4 | 121.9 ± 19 | 122.1 ± 15.4 |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 72.3 ± 10.6 | 74.6 ± 9.8 | 79.1 ± 9.9 | 77.4 ± 9.9 | 68.5 ± 9 | 70.5 ± 8.3 |
Serum Glucose (mg/dl) | 90.8 ± 13.4 | 88.7 ± 21.7* | 91.7 ± 13.1 | 91.2 ± 26.6 | 90.3 ± 13.7 | 85 ± 10.8* |
Serum Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.2** | 0.94 ± 0.1 | 0.98 ± 0.1* | 0.73 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1** |
Urinary albumin (mg/dl) | 0.88 ± 0.85 | 1.1 ± 2.3 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 1.3 ± 2.9 | 1.1 ± 1.1 | 0.5 ± 0.3** |
Brachial Artery Baseline | ||||||
Diameter (cm) | 0.389 ± 0.06 | 0.393 ± 0.07 | 0.41 ± 0.05 | 0.418 ± 0.04 | 0.322 ± 0.04 | 0.32 ± 0.05 |
Non-smokers (%) | 65% | 39%** | 19% | 27% | 46% | 14%** |
Current smokers (%) | 35% | 61%** | 16% | 33% | 19% | 26% |
Subclinical Disease | ||||||
Flow-mediated Dilatation % | 9.1 ± 7.3 | 7.1 ± 6.3* | 8.7 ± 6.6 | 6.6 ± 4.1 | 9.2 ± 7.4 | 8.9 ± 7.3 |