Table TABLE.
Patient Characteristics (N=31) in the Vest and Low SHS Compliant Group
| Factor | Observations, No. | Mean or % | SD | Minimum | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 31 | 45.1 | 14.0 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 54 | 73 |
| Sex | 31 | |||||||
| Female | 26 | 84% | ||||||
| Male | 5 | 16% | ||||||
| Race | 31 | |||||||
| African American | 13 | 42% | ||||||
| Caucasian | 17 | 55% | ||||||
| American Indian | 1 | 3% | ||||||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 31 | 30.1 | 5.9 | 21.8 | 25.3 | 29.9 | 34.7 | 48.2 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 101 | 123.0 | 16.4 | 91 | 110 | 124 | 136 | 167 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 101 | 73.4 | 10.4 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 101 |
| HR beats per min | 101 | 73.8 | 10.2 | 51 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 100 |
| BAD, mm | 99 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| FMD, % | 94 | 4.0 | 5.2 | −6.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 18.3 |
| NMD, % | 48 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 10.1 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 31.9 |
| Average of 24 hourly personal ET (celsius) | 103 | 26.5 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 24.4 | 27.4 | 28.6 | 33.7 |
| Daily average of community ET (celsius) | 103 | 17.6 | 11.9 | ‐12.9 | 5.0 | 23.3 | 24.8 | 30.8 |
Abbreviations: BAD, brachial artery diameter; BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic BP; ET, environmental temperature; FMD, flow‐mediated dilatation; HR, heart rate; NMD, nitroglycerin‐mediated dilatation; Q1, quartile 1 (25th percentile); Q3, quartile 3 (75th percentile); SBP, systolic BP; SD, standard deviation.