Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants grouped by AAC
Characteristics | Non-AAC (N = 2,030) | Non-severe AAC (N = 553) | Severe AAC (N = 314) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 56.00 ± 10.93 | 61.37 ± 11.67 | 70.99 ± 9.43 | < 0.001 |
Gender, (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.269 |
Male | 966 (47.59%) | 283 (51.18%) | 146 (46.50%) | Â |
Female | 1064 (52.41%) | 270 (48.82%) | 168 (53.50%) | Â |
Race/ethnicity, (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Non-Hispanic White | 831 (40.94%) | 280 (50.63%) | 196 (62.42%) | Â |
Non-Hispanic Black | 430 (21.18%) | 95 (17.18%) | 46 (14.65%) | Â |
Mexican American | 293 (14.43%) | 57 (10.31%) | 27 (8.60%) | Â |
Other races | 476 (23.45%) | 121 (21.88%) | 45 (14.33%) | Â |
Education level, (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.071 |
< high school | 445 (21.92%) | 119 (21.52%) | 78 (24.84%) | Â |
High school | 434 (21.38%) | 136 (24.59%) | 80 (25.48%) | Â |
> high school | 1151 (56.70%) | 298 (53.89%) | 156 (49.68%) | Â |
Drinking alcohol, (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.969 |
Yes | 549 (28.23%) | 149 (27.90%) | 221 (71.29%) | Â |
No | 1396 (71.77%) | 385 (72.10%) | 89 (28.71%) | Â |
Diabetes, (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 375 (18.47%) | 114 (20.61%) | 113 (35.99%) | Â |
No | 1655 (81.53%) | 439 (79.39%) | 201 (64.01%) | Â |
Smoking, (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 863 (42.51%) | 285 (51.54%) | 186 (59.24%) | Â |
No | 1167 (57.49%) | 268 (48.46%) | 128 (40.76%) | Â |
Hypertension, (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 854 (42.07%) | 294 (53.16%) | 233 (74.20%) | Â |
No | 1176 (57.93%) | 259 (46.84%) | 81 (25.80%) | Â |
Take medicine for hypertension, (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 554 (27.29%) | 215 (38.88%) | 223 (71.02%) | Â |
No | 1476 (72.71%) | 338 (61.12%) | 91 (28.98%) | Â |
Energy (kCal/d) | 2048.00 ± 966.93 | 2062.46 ± 984.27 | 1742.54 ± 784.24 | < 0.001 |
Total saturated fatty acids (g/d) | 24.86 ± 16.25 | 25.76 ± 16.76 | 22.04 ± 12.51 | 0.043 |
Totalmonounsaturated fatty acids (g/d) | 27.47 ± 16.99 | 28.78 ± 19.40 | 24.23 ± 13.87 | 0.003 |
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/d) | 18.51 ± 12.59 | 19.09 ± 13.41 | 16.77 ± 11.24 | 0.017 |
Omega-3 fatty acids intake (g/d) | 1.67 ± 1.01 | 1.58 ± 1.13 | 1.46 ± 1.09 | 0.003 |
Omega-6 fatty acids intake (g/d) | 12.93 ± 9.05 | 12.11 ± 9.23 | 9.96 ± 9.46 | < 0.001 |
Family PIR | 2.73 ± 1.67 | 2.65 ± 1.63 | 2.56 ± 1.53 | 0.332 |
BMI | 28.88 ± 5.87 | 28.05 ± 5.07 | 27.20 ± 4.37 | < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 196.51 ± 44.34 | 195.63 ± 44.32 | 183.91 ± 41.16 | < 0.001 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 54.55 ± 17.06 | 52.57 ± 14.94 | 53.14 ± 16.34 | 0.114 |
AAC score | 0.58 ± 1.26 | 0.58 ± 1.26 | 10.41 ± 4.04 | < 0.001 |