Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the Healthy Normal and Stage A/B HF Subgroups

	Healthy Normal (n = 703)	Stage A/B HF (n = 1,288)
Age, yrs	56 ± 7*	65 ± 10
Female, n (%)	370 (53)	667 (53)
BMI	28 ± 4*	29 ± 5
Systolic BP, mm Hg	124 ± 17*	138 ± 22
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	72 ± 9*	75 ± 10
Serum cholesterol, mg/dl
Total	208 ± 35*	201 ± 36
HDL	47 ± 14†	46 ± 15
Serum Cr, mg/dl	1.0 ± 0.2*	1.1 ± 0.2
LA volume index, ml/m2	21 ± 5*	27 ± 11
LV mass index, g/m2	88 ± 14*	101 ± 23
Ejection fraction, %	64 ±4	63 ± 7

Data are presented as mean ± 1 SD.

^*p < 0.001 compared to stage A/B heart failure (HF) subgroup.

^†p = 0.031 compared to stage A/B HF subgroup.

BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; Cr = creatinine; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LA = left atria; LV = left ventricle.