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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study cohort at baseline

From: High-resolution mapping of traffic related air pollution with Google street view cars and incidence of cardiovascular events within neighborhoods in Oakland, CA

 

Number

Percent

Age

 18 to 39

23,883

57.0

 40 to 64

14,708

35.1

 65+

3278

7.8

Sex

 Male

19,682

47.0

 Female

22,187

53.0

Race

 African American

14,515

38.4

 Caucasian

9068

24.0

 Hispanic

8376

22.2

 Asian

4634

12.3

 Other

1170

3.1

 Unknown

4106

 

BMI a

 Normal (18.5–24.9)

13,474

32.8

 Underweight(< 18.5)

622

1.5

 Overweight(25–29.9)

13,214

32.2

 Obese(> = 30)

13,775

33.5

Smoking a

 Never

26,774

67.7

 Former

6148

15.5

 Current

6647

16.8

Co-morbidities

 Diabetes

2898

6.9

 COPD

4817

11.5

 Hypertension

8069

19.3

 Hyperlipidemia

6613

15.8

Medication

 Hypertensive medication

5639

13.5

 Statin medication

2554

6.1

Neighborhood SES

 Neighborhood Deprivation Index, Mean SD

0.99

0.89

 Census Household Annual Income in thousands, Median (IQR)

37.6

(27.1, 49.2)

Region of Oakland

 Downtown Oakland

12,608

30.1

 East Oakland

19,226

45.9

 West Oakland

10,035

24.0

  1. aIncludes only non-missing data