Table 2.

Demographics and Risk Factors by LSP Status

	LSP (+) (n=100)	LSP (−) (n=244)	P Value
Age, yrs (mean ± SD)	67.5 ± 9.1	69.6 ± 8.8	0.046
< 60	22 (22)	29 (12)
60–69	39 (39)	100 (41)	0.050
≥ 70	39 (39)	115 (47)
Male	57 (57.0)	127 (52.0)	0.40
Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)	27.0 ± 4.8	27.1 ± 5.1	0.88
Race/ethnicity
White	10 (10.0)	41 (16.8)
Black	28 (28.0)	74 (30.3)	0.18
Hispanic	62 (62.0)	129 (52.9)
Risk factors
Hypertension	68 (68.0)	195 (80.3)	0.01
Diabetes mellitus	42 (42.0)	80 (33.1)	0.12
Hypercholesterolemia	45 (45.0)	117 (48.8)	0.53
Current smoker	12 (12.5)	46 (19.3)	0.14
Smoking history	63 (63.6)	139 (57.2)	0.27
Coronary artery disease	15 (15.0)	54 (22.2)	0.13
Atrial fibrillation	10 (10.0)	19 (7.9)	0.52

Values are given as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations as in Table 1.