Table 2 Gender differences in baseline characteristics and time-dependent metabolic outcomes among African-Americans with complete genetic, time-dependent metabolic data and baseline covariate data: HANDLS 2004–2009 and 2009–20131.

From: Vitamin D Metabolism-Related Gene Haplotypes and Their Association with Metabolic Disturbances Among African-American Urban Adults

 

All

Men

Women

(n = 539)

(n = 230)

(n = 309)

Mean, %

SE

Mean, %

SE

Mean, %

SE

Socio-demographic and health characteristics, V1

Age (y)

48.6

0.4

49.0

0.6

48.3

0.5

Men (%)

42.7

 

__

 

__

 

Above poverty (%)

52.5

 

54.8

 

50.8

 

Education (%)

  <High School

3.9

 

4.3

 

3.6

 

  High School

61.2

 

59.6

 

62.5

 

  >High School

34.9

 

36.1

 

34.0

 

Self-rated health (%)

  Poor/fair

21.3

 

20.0

 

22.3

 

  Good

44.3

 

45.2

 

43.7

 

  Very good/excellent

34.3

 

34.8

 

34.0

 

Current smoker, yes (%)

45.3

 

51.32

 

40.8

 

Current smoker, missing (%)

5.0

 

3.9

 

5.8

 

Current illicit drug user, yes (%)

18.6

 

23.92

 

14.6

 

Current illicit drug user, missing (%)

5.0

 

3.9

 

5.8

 

Dietary intake and quality, V1

Energy intake (kcal/d)

2,033

43

24082

74

1755

45.4

HEI-2010

42.8

0.5

41.72

0.7

43.7

0.6

Metabolic outcomes, V1, V2

BMI (kg/m2)

  V1

29.9

0.3

28.02

0.4

31.3

0.5

  V2

30.5

0.3

28.32

0.4

32.2

0.5

Waist circumference (cm)

  V1

98.6

0.8

96.72

1.1

100.1

1.1

  V2

102.3

0.7

100.12

1.0

103.9

1.1

SBP (mm Hg)

  V1

122.1

0.7

121.2

1.0

122.8

1.1

  V2

124.8

0.8

123.02

1.2

126.2

1.1

DBP (mm Hg)

  V1

73.2

0.5

74.0

0.7

72.6

0.6

  V2

71.9

0.4

72.7

0.7

71.2

0.5

HDL-C (mg/dL)

  V1

55.0

0.7

51.52

1.1

57.7

1.0

  V2

59.1

0.8

54.72

1.2

62.4

1.1

TA (mg/dL)

  V1

107.0

3.3

116.12

6.5

100.2

2.9

  V2

110.8

2.6

113.9

4.3

108.5

3.1

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

  V1

104.1

1.7

108.52

3.1

100.8

1.8

  V2

103.2

1.5

107.12

2.6

100.3

1.7

Metabolic disturbance, V1, V2, incident

Obesity (%, BMI ≥ 30)

  V1

41.2

 

30.02

 

49.5

 

  V2

46.8

 

33.92

 

56.3

 

  Incident

15.0

 

11.5

 

18.5

 

Central obesity (%)3

      

  V1

57.7

 

36.52

 

73.5

 

  V2

66.4

 

43.02

 

83.8

 

  Incident

31.7

 

21.72

 

49.4

 

MetS (%)4,5

  V1

24.9

 

22.2

 

26.9

 

  V2

22.8

 

18.72

 

25.9

 

  Incident

12.2

 

9.8

 

14.3

 
  1. 1HANDLS, Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TA, triacylglycerols; MetS, metabolic syndrome, V1 = Visit 1, V2 = Visit 2.
  2. 2P < 0.05 for testing the null hypothesis that means or proportions are the same between men and women.
  3. 3Defined as waist circumference > 102 cm for men and > 88 cm for women.
  4. 4Defined based on NCEP ATP III described in Methods.
  5. 5Three or more metabolic disturbances as listed above represent MetS. Metabolic disturbances may range between 0 and 5.