Table 2.
Comparison of Basal Characteristics of Intervention and Control Groups*
| Intervention (n = 867) |
Control (n = 890) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 77.7 | 75.6 | 0.301 |
| Age (years old) (mean ± sd) | 62.1 ± 11.6 | 63.6 ± 11.4 | 0.007 |
| Present diagnosis AMI | 65.9 | 64.6 | 0.304 |
| Family history of ischemic cardiomyopathy | 18.7 | 17.9 | 0.657 |
| Certain previous diagnosis of ischemic cardiomyopathy | 31.5 | 29.1 | 0.276 |
| Personal history: | |||
| Stroke | 4.8 | 6.4 | 0.156 |
| Peripheral arteriopathy | 8.8 | 9.3 | 0.683 |
| Renal failure | 5.3 | 5.8 | 0.624 |
| Arterial hypertension | 58.9 | 60.1 | 0.616 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 51.4 | 50.7 | 0.748 |
| Diabetes | 25.3 | 29.6 | 0.044 |
| Obesity | 31.3 | 34.2 | 0.195 |
| Smokers | 33.3 | 26.1 | 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (average ± sd) | 28.2 ± 4.2 | 28.3 ± 4.3 | 0.627 |
| BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 29.6 | 30.4 | 0.932 |
| Abdominal perimeter (men/women) ≥ 102/88 cm | 47.8 | 51.8 | 0.172 |
| Abdominal perimeter (men/women) ≥ 94/80 cm | 74.0 | 74.3 | 0.929 |
* Results expressed as % unless otherwise indicated