Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Heart Failure and Coronary Ischemia Cohorts in Gene Association Studies.
| Variable | Heart Failure | Acute Coronary Ischemia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian n=568 | AA n=242 | Caucasian n=580 | AA n=242 | ||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Age at enrollment (yrs) | 53 ± 13 | 51 ± 13 | 62 ± 12 | 55 ± 11 | |
| Males (%) | 69.3 | 55.0 | 65.7 | 57.4 | |
| Follow-up (yrs) | 2.3 ± 2.2 | 2.3 ± 2.1 | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | |
| Height (cm) | 172 ± 10 | 172 ± 10 | 171 ± 10 | 169 ± 10 | |
| Weight (kg) | 86 ± 21 | 90 ± 26 | 86 ± 18 | 83±21 | |
| Left Ventricular EF (%) | 28 ± 14 | 33 ± 15 | 48 ± 12 | 44 ± 16 | |
| Hypertension (%) | 45.1 | 80.2 | 62.8 | 81.0 | |
| βblocker use (%) | 69.2 | 80.2 | 82.2 | 73.4 | |
| Diagnosis (%) | |||||
| Heart Failure | Acute Coronary Ischemia | ||||
| Caucasian | AA | Caucasian | AA | ||
| Non-ischemic CHF | 54.8 | 71.1 | STEMI | 30.9 | 15.7 |
| Ischemic CHF | 43.1 | 26.8 | NSTEMI | 33.1 | 54.1 |
| Other | 2.2 | 1.5 | UA | 36.0 | 30.2 |
AA=African American; EF= left ventricular ejection fraction; CHF=congestive heart failure; STEMI=ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI=non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; UA=unstable angina.