Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants in the original trial and analytic sample in the OmniHeart trial and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Studya
|  | OmniHeart trial participants (N = 164) | OmniHeart analytic sample (N = 140) | ARIC Study analytic sample (N = 11,201) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, y | 53.1 (10.8) | 53.7 (10.3) | 57.1 (5.7) |
Women, n (%) | 73 (44.5) | 67 (47.9) | 6223 (55.5) |
African American, n (%) | 90 (54.9) | 83 (59.3) | 2612 (23.3) |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 High school graduate or less | 33 (20.1) | 29 (20.7) | 2428 (21.7) |
 Some college | 56 (34.1) | 49 (35.0) | 4709 (42.0) |
 College graduate | 75 (45.7) | 62 (44.3) | 4049 (36.1) |
Smoking, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Current smoker | 18 (11.0) | 17 (12.1) | 2492 (22.2) |
 Former smoker | 46 (28.0) | 39 (27.9) | 4241 (37.9) |
 Never smoker | 100 (61.0) | 84 (60.0) | 4468 (39.8) |
Current alcohol consumer, n (%) | 73 (44.5) | 59 (42.1) | 6361 (56.7) |
Total energy intake, kcal | 2315 (1174) | 2256 (1153) | — |
BMI, kg/m2 | 30.3 (6.1) | 30.5 (5.8) | 27.9 (5.3) |
BMI category, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Not overweight or obese | 34 (20.7) | 25 (17.9) | 3490 (31.2) |
 Overweight | 55 (33.5) | 48 (34.3) | 4479 (39.9) |
 Obese | 75 (45.7) | 67 (47.9) | 3232 (28.9) |
SBP, mm Hg | 131.2 (9.4) | 131.2 (9.6) | 121.5 (18.8) |
DBP, mm Hg | 77.0 (8.2) | 77.2 (8.4) | 71.9 (10.3) |
Hypertensive status, n (%)b | 32 (20.0) | 28 (20.0) | 4026 (35.9) |