Baseline Characteristics of Vet-COACH Trial Participants
CVD
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ED, emergency department; FRS, Framingham Risk Score (10-year estimate of CVD risk, ranging from 0% to >30%); HRQOL, health-related quality of life; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MCS, SF-12 Mental Component Summary (range: 0-100 points, with lower scores indicating poorer mental HRQOL); PCS, Short Form 12 Item Physical Component Summary (range: 0-100 points, with lower scores indicating poorer physical HRQOL); SBP, systolic blood pressure; Vet-COACH, Veteran Peer Coaches Optimizing and Advancing Cardiac Health.SI conversion factor: To convert LDL-C to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259.Race and ethnicity were self-identified by participants from the following categories: American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian and Pacific Islander; Black; Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin; non-Hispanic; White; or multiracial.