Table 1

Participant characteristics stratified by diagnosed diabetes status and race, the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study 2005–2006

Diagnosed diabetes
(N=147)
No diagnosed diabetes
(N=2545)
Characteristics*Overall
(N=2692)
African- American
(N=96)
White
(N=51)
p ValueAfrican- American
(N=1100)
White
(N=1445)
p Value
Age, years45.3±3.644.9±3.846.6±3.20.00844.7±3.845.7±3.3<0.001
% Women54.559.433.30.00358.751.7<0.001
% High school education or less24.633.333.30.20535.215.6<0.001
% Current smoker19.621.915.70.04025.115.4<0.001
Body mass index, kg/m229.3±6.735.3±8.033.6±7.50.21230.7±7.127.7±5.7<0.001
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg116.5±15.1121.9±18.0118.2±17.60.239120.2±16.1113.2±13.1<0.001
% Use antihypertensive medications17.250.047.10.73423.19.4<0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL186.2±34.9179.3±38.1182.9±45.00.605184.2±35.5188.3±33.60.003
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL54.1±16.749.6±15.142.5±13.90.00654.8±16.354.2±17.00.349
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL110.5±32.1106.8±34.1104.4±38.20.702110.6±33.7111.0±30.50.762
% Use lipid-lowering medications9.235.443.10.3595.88.80.005
% Parental history of diabetes32.851.047.10.64638.726.6<0.001
% A1c ≥7% (≥53 mmol/mol)3.950.035.30.0882.50.8<0.001
Diabetes medication type
 % Insulin only1.09.80.041
 % Insulin and oral agents8.33.9
 % Oral hypoglycemic agents only57.352.9
  • *Numbers presented are percentages or mean±SD.