Table 1.
Characteristics of total and left ventricular dysfunction (LVSD) populations
| Characteristic | Total (n = 591) | LVSD (n = 33) |
| Age (years) | 65.8 (10.7) | 71.1 (9.0) |
| Sex (male)* | 316 (53.5) | 25 (75.8) |
| Height (m) | 1.7 (0.1) | 1.7 (0.1) |
| Weight (kg) | 75.4 (15.3) | 76.9 (15.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 (4.7) | 26.8 (3.9) |
| Ethnicity: white* | 573 (97.0) | 33 (100) |
| Ever smoked* | 351 (59.4) | 21 (63.6) |
| History of MI* | 87 (14.7) | 7 (21.2) |
| History of angina* | 127 (21.5) | 3 (9.1) |
| History of hypertension* | 232 (39.3) | 0 (0) |
| History of diabetes* | 68 (11.5) | 1 (3) |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 70.9 (13.4) | 72.1 (12.6) |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 153.5 (22.6) | 139.2 (24.3) |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 84.4 (11.5) | 79.1 (11.1) |
| FEV1 (litre) | 2.21 (0.81) | 1.90 (0.68) |
| FVC (litre) | 2.63 (0.93) | 2.30 (0.76) |
Values are mean (SD) or *n (%).
Total population data reproduced with permission from Hobbs et al, BMJ 2002;324:1498–502.
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; MI, myocardial infarction.