Table 2 Characteristics [mean, (SD) or n (%)] of the overall study population
Patients demographics and CVH measures | Total patients | Patients with MDS | Patients with no MDS | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 17,630 | 8761 | 8869 | Â |
Demographics | ||||
Age (years), Mean (SD) | 40 (23) | 42 (19) | 38 (26) |  < 0.001 |
Race n (%) | ||||
 White | 8822 (50.0) | 4458 (50.9) | 4364 (49.2) | 0.03 |
 Black | 1049 (6.0) | 357 (4.1) | 692 (7.8) |  < 0.001 |
 Other | 1543 (8.8) | 621 (7.1) | 922 (10.4) |  < 0.001 |
 Unknown | 6264 (35.5) | 3355 (38.3) | 2909 (32.8) |  < 0.001 |
Gender n (%) | ||||
 Female | 10,737 (60.9) | 5971 (68.2) | 4766 (53.8) |  < 0.001 |
 Male | 6888 (39.1) | 2789 (31.8) | 4099 (46.2) |  < 0.001 |
 Other | 5 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.0) |  |
CVH measures Mean (SD) | ||||
A1C (%) | 7.2 (1.9) | 7.3 (1.9) | 7.1 (1.8) | 0.12 |
LDL (mg/dL) | 107.5 (36.3) | 111.5 (36.7) | 104.2 (35.6) | 0.033 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.4 (9.3) | 31.6 (9.3) | 27.6 (8.9) |  < 0.001 |
BPS (mmHg) | 123 (19) | 124 (18) | 122 (20) |  < 0.001 |
BPD (mmHg) | 74 (15) | 76 (12) | 72 (17) |  < 0.001 |
Smoking n (%) | 4390 (24.9) | 2906 (36.9) | 1484 (16.7) |  < 0.001 |
Overweight and obese | 7451 (42.3) | 3467 (81.3) | 3984 (68.5) |  < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 7985 (45.3) | 4222 (48.2) | 3763 (42.4) |  < 0.001 |