Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 2,387)

Age (yrs)

53

11

Waist (inch)

38

6

BMI (kg/m²)

29

8

Residence years

3.6

2

Number

%

Sex

 Male

1,136

48

 Female

1,251

52

Race

 Others

576

24

 African Americans

1,804

76

Education

 High school or less

1,286

54

 Some college

833

35

 Bachelors or above

264

11

Income

 Less than $20,000

1,377

64

 $20,000-$49,999

525

24

 $50,000 or above

265

12

Smoking status

 Current smoker

1,220

51

 Former smoker

427

18

 Never smoker

738

31

Alcohol consumption (/per week)

 > 3 drinks/week

1,254

60

 1–3 drinks/week

247

12

 None or less than once/week

600

29

Prevalent hypertension

 Yes

1,057

44

 No

1,326

56

Presence of Type2 diabetes

 Yes

307

13

 No

2,075

87