Definitions
Race was self-reported as either African American (AA), Hispanic (H), or Caucasian (C). Obesity was defined as a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2and overweight as BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2[8]. HTN was defined as systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg, diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg or personal history of HTN/use of antihypertensive medication [9]. Pre-DM was defined as either fasting serum blood glucose (FBG) between 100-126 mg/dL, 2-hour post-load serum blood glucose level (2HBG) between 140-199 mg/dL or A1C between 5.6-6.4%. DM was defined as either an FBG ≥ 126 mg/dL, 2HBG ≥ 200 mg/dL, A1C ≥ 6.5% or personal history of DM [10].