. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Jan 11;26(3):290–296. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.12.008

Table 1.

Baseline Subject Characteristics

Variable	Study Subjects (n=18)	Control Subjects (n=17)	P-value
Age (years)	58±6	58±8	0.83
Caucasian (%)	15 (79)	15 (94)	0.35
Body Mass Index (Kg·m⁻²)	29±6	24±3	0.007
History of Hypertension (%)	9 (50)	2 (13)	0.03
History of Diabetes Mellitus (%)	1 (6)	1 (6)	1.0
Family History of CAD (%)	13 (68)	9 (56)	0.50
History of Bilateral Oophorectomy (%)	6 (32)	1 (6)	0.09
History of Smoking (%)	4 (21)	3 (19%)	1.0
Medication Use
Aspirin (%)	5 (26)	2 (13)	0.41
Diuretic (%)	3 (16)	0 (0)	0.23
ACE inhibitor (%)	2 (11)	0 (0)	0.49
Calcium channel Blocker (%)	1 (6)	0 (0)	1.0
β-blocker (%)	3 (16)	1 (6)	0.61
HRT (%)	10 (53)	10 (63)	0.73

CAD=coronary artery disease; ACE=angiotensin converting enzyme; HRT=hormone replacement therapy