Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Subjects with CV event n = 30 | Subjects without CV event n = 93 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
62 ± 12 |
61 ± 10 |
| Gender |
23 (77) |
71 (76) |
| - Male, n (%) |
7 (23) |
22 (24) |
| - Female, n (%) |
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| Smoking habits |
6 (20) |
14 (15) |
| - Yes, n (%) |
4 (14) |
24 (26) |
| - Never, n (%) |
19 (63) |
52 (56) |
| - Prior smoker, n (%) |
1 (3) |
3 (3) |
| - Moist snuff, n (%) |
|
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| BMI (kg/m2) |
27 ± 4 |
27 ± 4 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
135 ± 21 |
138 ± 20 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
77 ± 9 |
80 ± 9 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l (mean±SD) |
1.7 ± 1.0 |
1.6 ± 1.0 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l (mean±SD) |
4.2 ± 0.7 |
4.1 ± 0.7 |
| Heart rate, beats/min (mean±SD) |
61 ± 11 |
58 ± 9 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) |
5.5 ± 1.7 |
5.4 ± 1.1 |
| 2-h plasma glucose (mmol/l) |
8.1 ± 3.3⪵ |
7.5 ± 3.0 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 49 ± 11 | 54 ± 7.0 |
*P<0.05 Mann Whitney test.