Table 1

 Description of the SLVDS Hispanic sample

SLVDS casesSLVD controls
*Total household income in ten categories.
n 185261
Males70123
Females115138
Age at baseline visit
Mean57.1452.54
SD10.8512.59
Minimum/maximum26/7421/75
BMI
Mean29.3226.17
SD4.954.44
Minimum/maximum17.23/48.3815.84/40.03
Fasting insulin (mU/l)
Mean22.8213.46
SD12.517.15
Minimum/maximum7/693/44
Income*
Mean3.594.68
SD2.362.38
Minimum/maximum1/91/10
Education (years)
Mean9.4710.81
SD3.453.75
Minimum/maximum0/170/17