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Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jul 16;146(2):171–176. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.029

Table 1.

Demographics of the study group

Characteristics	Total n=377
Age, yrs	53.4 ± 12.0
Men	240 (64%)
BSA, m²	2.00 ± 0.27
BMI, kg/m²	29.2 ± 6.0
Hypertension	161 (42%)
Diabetes mellitus	44 (12%)
Hyperlipidemia	153 (41%)
History of documented CAD	43 (11%)
FH of premature CAD	94 (25%)
History of LV dysfunction	14 (4%)
Smoker	192 (51%)
No CAD^*	176 (46.7%)
ACS during index hospitalization	38 (10%)
LV EF, %^*	67.5 ± 9.4

BSA denotes body surface area; BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; FH, family history; LV, left ventricular; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; and EF, ejection fraction.

CT measurement.