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           | 
        ARIC    (n=12,771)  | 
        FOS    (n=2,760)  | 
        MESA    (n=5,652)  | 
        P-value  | 
       
      
        Sex  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
       
      
           Male (n, %)  | 
        5704    (44.7%)  | 
        1258    (45.6%)  | 
        2753    (48.7%)  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        Age    (mean±SD, in years)  | 
        54.1± 5.7  | 
        33.7±9.3  | 
        62.4±10.3  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        Ethnicity  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
           White  | 
        9633    (75.4%)  | 
        2696    (97.7%)  | 
        2224    (39.4)  | 
           | 
       
      
           Black  | 
        3138    (24.6%)  | 
        7    (0.3%)  | 
        1386    (24.5%)  | 
           | 
       
      
           Other  | 
        -  | 
        57    (2%)  | 
        2042    (36.1%)  | 
           | 
       
      
        HDL    (mg/dl)  | 
        51.5±16.9  | 
        51.5±14.5  | 
        50.8±14.8  | 
        0.009  | 
       
      
        LDL    (mg/dl)  | 
        137.9±39.2  | 
        120.1±32.9  | 
        117.2±31.6  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        SBP    (mm Hg)  | 
        120.9±18.5  | 
        119.0±14.2  | 
        134.4±19.0  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        DBP    (mm Hg)  | 
        73.6±11.2  | 
        77.1±9.9  | 
        75.2    ±10.0  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        BMI    (kg/m2)  | 
        27.7±5.3  | 
        24.9±4.1  | 
        28.3±5.5  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        Current    smoker (n, %)  | 
        3291    (25.8%)  | 
        1065    (38.7%)  | 
        708    (12.5%)  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        Follow-up    time (in years)   | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
       
      
          Mean±SD  | 
        15.4±2.9   | 
        31.0±4.0  | 
        6.1±1.2  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
          Median  | 
        16.1  | 
        32.3  | 
        6.5  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        Baseline    T2D prevalence (n, %)  | 
        1484    (11.6%)  | 
        13 (0.5%)  | 
        717    (12.7%)  | 
        <0.0001   | 
       
      
        T2D    incidence (n, %)  | 
        1249    (9.8%)  | 
        272    (9.9%)  | 
        400    (7.1%)  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        GRS  | 
        13.3±4.2  | 
        11.7±2.8  | 
        14.2±3.9  | 
        <0.0001  | 
       
      
        Abbreviations: HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; LDL: Low-Density Lipoprotein; SBP: Systolic    Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; BMI: Body Mass Index; T2D:    Type 2 Diabetes; GRS: Genotype Risk Score  | 
       
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