Table 1.
Characteristics of the quantitative variables used in the analysis.
| Trait | Sample size | Mean ± SD | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 1017 | 56 ± 10 | 29 – 85 |
| Height (Cms) | 1007 | 168 ± 10 | 142 – 197 |
| Weight (Kg) | 1014 | 80 ± 18 | 18 – 41 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1007 | 28.2 ± 5.5 | 16.6 – 53.3 |
| Hip girth (cms) | 993 | 104 ± 10 | 58.4 – 152 |
| Age of menopause (years) | 253 | 48.6 ± 5.3 | 28.0 – 62.0 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm. Hg) | 1017 | 126 ± 18 | 87 – 203 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm. Hg) | 1017 | 76 ± 9 | 50 – 118 |
| Renin (log-transformed) | 1000 | 2.57 ± 0.98 | 0.69 – 8.27 |
| Aldosterol/Renin ratio (log-transformed) | 974 | − 0.27 ± 1.02 | − 5.97 – 2.25 |
| C-reactive protein (log-transformed) | 997 | 0.67± 1.15 | −1.83 – 4.67 |
| Fibrinogen (log-tranformed) | 1000 | 5.79 ± 0.19 | 5.23 – 6.56 |
| Interleukin – 6 (log – transformed) | 965 | 1.04 ± 0.72 | −0.56 – 4.65 |
| Left ventricular diameter-end diastole (cm) | 782 | 4.81 ± 0.50 | 3.39 – 7.46 |
| Left atrial diameter – end systole (cm) | 974 | 3.99 ± 0.56 | 2.71 – 5.99 |
| Aortic root diameter – end diastole (cm) | 977 | 3.22 ± 0.40 | 2.17 – 4.82 |
| Left ventricular mass (grams) | 779 | 167 ± 47 | 78 – 414 |
| Left ventricular wall thickness (cm) | 801 | 1.91 ± 0.27 | 1.31 – 3.80 |
| The FHS - Coronary Heart Disease risk score | 996 | 6.73 ± 4.92 | −15 – 22 |
| Mean heterozygosity for all the 706 SNPs | 1017 | 0.247 ± 0.019 | 0.17 – 0.31 |
| Mean heterozygosity for the 313 NSn-SNPs | 1017 | 0.239 ± 0.025 | 0.13 – 0.32 |
| Mean heterozygosity for the 393Sn-SNPs | 1017 | 0.254 ± 0.024 | 0.17 – 0.33 |