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. 2010 Apr;20(4):369–373. doi: 10.1089/thy.2009.0272

Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Sample

Characteristic Men (n = 543) Women (n = 833)
Clinical variables    
 Age, years 68.7 ± 6.5 70.0 ± 6.9
 Weight, kg 79 ± 12 64 ± 12
 Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 139 ± 19 140 ± 20
 Hypertension treatment, % 30 39
 Diabetes, % 6 7
 Heart rate, beats/min 71 ± 13 73 ± 12
 Valve disease, % 5 4
Biochemical characteristics    
 HDL cholesterol, mg/dLa 44.7 ± 13.6 55.0 ± 15.3
 Total cholesterol, mg/dLa 218 ± 37.3 240 ± 39
 TSH, mU/La 2.0 ± 3.1 2.7 ± 4.4
Echocardiographic characteristics    
 Left ventricular internal diameter in diastole, cmb 5.0 ± 0.5 4.5 ± 0.4
 Left ventricular internal diameter in systole, cmb 3.2 ± 0.5 2.7 ± 0.4
 Left ventricular wall thickness, cmb 2.1 ± 0.4 1.9 ± 0.3
 Left ventricular mass, gb 200 ± 61 149 ± 42
 Fractional shorteningb 0.37 ± 0.05 0.40 ± 0.05
 Left atrial diameter, cm 4.2 ± 0.6 3.8 ± 0.5
a

Examination 15.

b

Data for 380 men and 621 women.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.