Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 80).
| Age, mean (±SD) range | 66.41 ± 11.01 |
| Younger group (37–65 years), n (%) | 41.3 |
| Older group (66–88 years), n (%) | 58.7 |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 45.0 |
| Female | 55.0 |
| Smoking, n (%) | |
| Yes | 45.0 |
| No | 55.0 |
| BMI categories (kg/m2), n (%) | |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 1.3 |
| Normal weight (18.6–24.9) | 21.3 |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 37.4 |
| Obesity (>30) | 40.0 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg), mean (±SD) range | |
| Systolic | 150.00 ± 21.25 |
| Diastolic | 82.31 ± 12.08 |
| Mean arterial pressure | 105.42 ± 13.35 |
| Sp02 (pulse oximetry), % | 95.36 ± 2.00 |
| Complete blood count, mean (±SD) range | |
| Erythrocytes (3.87–5.68 × 1012/L) | 6.26 ± 14.13 |
| Hemoglobin (120–175 g/L) | 140.15 ± 22.56 |
| Hematocrit (35–50%) | 42.46 ± 4.45 |
| Leukocytes (3.71–10.67 × 109/L) | 8.05 ± 2.49 |
| Platelets (150–450 × 109/L) | 229.25 ± 65.44 |
| Biochemistry, mean (±SD) range | |
| Blood urea nitrogen (2.8–7.2 mmol/L) | 7.38 ± 3.95 |
| Creatinine (58–110 mmol/L) | 97.30 ± 28.92 |
| Glycemia (4.1–6.1 mmol/L) | 7.29 ± 3.33 |
| C-reactive protein (<5 mg/L) | 7.30 ± 17.62 |
| eGFR modified according to BMI (mL/min), mean (±SD) range | 69.43 ± 26.24 |
| Comorbid conditions, n (%) | |
| Arrhythmia | 13.8 |
| Arterial hypertension | 80.0 |
| Asthma/COPD | 20.0 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 38.0 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 36.3 |
| Obesity | 77.5 |
SD—Standard Deviation; eGFR—estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, BMI—Body Mass Index, COPD—Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.