TABLE 2.
Characteristics of the 1576 US male physicians according to heart failure status1
| Characteristics | Cases (n = 788) | Controls (n = 788) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.77 ± 3.192 | 24.60 ± 2.49 |
| Age (y) | 58.73 ± 8.02 | 58.71 ± 8.06 |
| History of atrial fibrillation (%) | 5.46 | 2.41 |
| History of CABG3 (%) | 2.41 | 0.89 |
| History of diabetes (%) | 7.87 | 3.30 |
| Hypertension (%) | 37.31 | 24.62 |
| High cholesterol (%) | 14.34 | 12.44 |
| Exercise (%) | 71.07 | 75.25 |
| Smoking status (%) | ||
| Never | 40.99 | 49.24 |
| Past | 45.43 | 41.62 |
| Current | 13.58 | 8.88 |
| Alcohol use (%) | ||
| Rarely | 17.01 | 14.85 |
| Monthly | 11.42 | 8.12 |
| Weekly | 44.67 | 46.83 |
| Daily | 26.40 | 29.95 |
| 18:2n−6 (linoleic acid) (percentage of total fatty acids) | 21.20 (19.49, 23.17)4 | 20.82 (18.97, 22.68) |
| 18:3n−6 (γ-linolenic acid) (percentage of total fatty acids) | 0.13 (0.10, 0.16) | 0.13 (0.10, 0.17) |
| 20:2n−6 (eicosadienoic acid) (percentage of total fatty acids) | 0.32 (0.28, 0.35) | 0.32 (0.28, 0.35) |
| 20:3n−6 (dihomo-γ-linolenic acid) (percentage of total fatty acids) | 2.75 (2.34, 3.21) | 2.91 (2.47, 3.37) |
| 20:4n−6 (arachidonic acid) (percentage of total fatty acids) | 11.07 (9.86, 12.34) | 11.22 (9.99, 12.34) |
| 22:4n−6 (adrenic acid) (percentage of total fatty acids) | 0.46 (0.39, 0.54) | 0.47 (0.40, 0.55) |
1
Except for BMI and age, data for other characteristics were not provided by all individuals.
2
Mean ± SD (all such values).
3
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft.
4
Median; interquartile range in parentheses (all such values).