Table 1 Study participant characteristics by study year^a

N

1042

957

Age, mean (SD), y

40.9 (3.5)

45.4 (3.5)

Center, n (%)

 Birmingham, AL

255 (24.5)

222 (23.2)

 Chicago, IL

225 (21.6)

208 (21.7)

 Minneapolis, MN

278 (26.7)

258 (27.0)

 Oakland, CA

284 (27.3)

269 (28.1)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

507 (48.7)

467 (48.8)

 Female

535 (51.3)

490 (51.2)

Race, n (%)

 White

618 (59.3)

564 (58.9)

 Black

424 (40.7)

393 (41.1)

Education, mean (SD), y

15.1 (2.5)

15.0 (2.5)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Never

653 (62.8)

570 (60.2)

 Former

181 (17.4)

191 (20.2)

 Current

206 (19.8)

186 (19.6)

Alcohol, mean (SD), mL/day

12.1 (22.6)

11.1 (18.4)

Physical activity, mean (SD), total intensity score

350.0 (274.7)

348.6 (276.1)

Triglycerides, mean (SD), mg/dL

110.9 (93.4)

119.0 (95.4)

LDL cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL

114.3 (31.6)

112.2 (32.7)

HDL cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL

50.1 (14.1)

53.2 (16.7)

Cumulative triglycerides, mean (SD), mg/dL * year

1394.9 (1008.9)

2007.9 (1398.9)

Cumulative LDL cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL * year

1674.0 (404.7)

2252.5 (529.7)

Cumulative HDL cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL * year

770.0 (184.0)

1026.0 (251.7)

Grim AA, year

− 0.05 (4.58)

− 0.09 (4.63)

CAC, prevalence, n (%)

92 (10.0)

178 (20.0)