Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the study sample.
| Variable (units) | Mean±Standard Deviation | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric Measurements | Age (y) | 81.8±4.3 |
| Weight (kg) | 79.3±12.8 | |
| Height (m) | 1.7±0.07 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.5±3.6 | |
| Body surface area (m2) | 1.9±0.18 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Values | Glycosylated hemoglobin -HbA1c (%) | 5.9±1.0 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 131.1±68.0 | |
| High density lipoprotein - HDL (mg/dL) | 49.4±13.9 | |
| Low density lipoprotein – LDL (mg/dL) | 94.0±27.0 | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.2±0.42 | |
| Blood urea nitrogen – BUN (mg/dL) | 23.9±9.8 | |
| Bicarbonate (mEq/dL) | 27.00±3.1 | |
| Cigarettes smoked (pack years) | 24.5±25.8 | |
| Measures of Arterial Pressure and Stiffness | Diastolic blood pressure – DBP (mm/Hg) | 70.8±10.1 |
| Systolic blood pressure – SBP (mm/Hg) | 136.5±18.3 | |
| Mean arterial pressure – MAP (mm/Hg) | 97.7±13.1 | |
| Pulse pressure – PP (mm/Hg) | 65.7±14.3 | |
| Large artery elasticity index – LAEI (ml/mmHg × 10) | 12.7±5.4 | |
| Small artery elasticity index – SAEI (ml/mmHg × 100) | 3.5±2.2 | |
| Parameters of Left Ventricular Structure and Function | Left ventricular mass index – LVMI (gm/m2) | 136.5±39.2 |
| Left ventricular mass/height2.7 - LV/ht2.7 (gm/m2.7) | 60.1±18.0 | |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy index - LVHI | 0.46±0.13 | |
| Mitral annular velocity – MAV (cm/sec) | 14.3±4.6 | |
| Ejection fraction – EF (%) | 64.1±11.5 | |
| Segmental wall motion abnormality- SWMA (yes=1, no=0) | 0.28±0.45 | |
| Mitral peak velocity of early filling to early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E/E’ ratio) | 4.43±1.64 |