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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the eligible population from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2004)

From: Subclinical atherosclerosis, cardiovascular health, and disease risk: is there a case for the Cardiovascular Health Index in the primary prevention population?

 

Weighted Proportiona

Age category (years)

 40–49

40.6 (38.5–42.8)

 50–64

38.7 (36.8–39.9)

 65 and older

20.7 (19.5–21.9)

Sex

 Male

47.6 (46.1–49.0

 Female

52.4 (50.9–53.9)

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

76.9 (73.4–80.0)

 Non-Hispanic Black

9.3 (7.5–11.4)

 Other

13.9 (10.9–17.3)

Education

 Less than High School Education/no GED (General Education Diploma)

18.3 (16.6–20.0)

 High School Education/GED or more

81.7 (79.9–83.4)

Smoking

 No

47.6 (45.7–49.5)

 Yes (smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life)

52.3 (50.4–54.2)

  1. aWeighted proportion of the eligible population (n = 6091) after applying sampling weights to the study sample (% (95% CI))