Table 1.
Sample characteristics of participants with and without heart failure
| Characteristic | Men (n = 5,775 examinations) |
Women (n = 6,856 examinations) |
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| HF | No HF | HF | No HF | |
| n = 272 | n = 5,503 | n = 240 | n = 6,616 | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, years | 72 (10) | 59 (11) | 76 (9) | 61 (12) |
| Clinical | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 143 (21) | 132 (18) | 148 (23) | 131 (21) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 76 (12) | 80 (10) | 73 (11) | 76 (10) |
| Heart rate, bpm | 68 (13) | 64 (11) | 73 (13) | 67 (11) |
| Body-mass index, kg/m2 | 27 (4) | 28 (4) | 28 (6) | 26 (5) |
| Prior myocardial infarction, % | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Prior coronary heart disease, % | 37 | 9 | 21 | 6 |
| Cerebrovascular disease, % | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Hypertension, % | 76 | 47 | 83 | 44 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 28 | 8 | 25 | 5 |
| Current smoker, % | 16 | 22 | 16 | 22 |
| Valvular disease, % | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Taking antihypertensive meds, % | 52 | 26 | 65 | 27 |
| Laboratory | ||||
| Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 203 (41) | 208 (39) | 220 (49) | 218 (41) |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 40 (12) | 43 (12) | 50 (16) | 56 (16) |
| ECG criteria | ||||
| Atrial fibrillation | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy | 24 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
| Left bundle branch block | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Right bundle branch block | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HFPEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFREF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction;
Data are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.