Table 1.
Clinical and analytical characteristics of 84 elderly persons
| Item | Parameter | Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric findings |
Height (cm) |
156.89 ± 6.00 |
Waist circumference (cm) |
96.02 ± 9.68 |
| Body weight (kg) |
67.53 ± 9.86 |
Body fat mass (%) |
37.31 ± 7.14 |
|
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
27.40 ± 3.53 |
Age (year) |
73.31 ± 4.66 |
|
| DBP (mmHg) |
72.53 ± 7.36 |
SBP (mmHg) |
131.96 ± 9.86 |
|
| Echocardiographic finding |
LV ejection fraction (%) |
66.59 ± 13.47 |
LV mass index (g/m2) |
103.37 ± 26.64 |
| Mitral E (cm/s) |
51.85 ± 17.11 |
Mitral A (cm/s) |
80.89 ± 20.20 |
|
| Mitral E/A ratio |
0.67 ± 0.28 |
E’ (cm/s) |
5.87 ± 1.98 |
|
| A’ (cm/s) |
10.48 ± 2.67 |
E/E’ ratio |
9.73 ± 5.86 |
|
| S’ (cm/s) |
7.90 ± 1.57 |
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| Biochemical findings | Triglyceride (mg/dl) |
142.30 ± 82.39 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
192.60 ± 37.74 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) |
114.16 ± 29.83 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) |
49.69 ± 13.34 |
|
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) |
125.58 ± 35.26 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.87 ± 0.17 |
|
| BUN (mg/dl) |
17.61 ± 4.77 |
WBC (x1000/ul) |
6.85 ± 1.69 |
|
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 13.54 ± 1.84 | NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | 251.26 ± 282.69 |
Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations or proportion.
SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LV, left ventricular; A’, late diastolic myocardial velocity; E’, early diastolic myocardial velocity; S’, systolic myocardial velocity; E/E’, ratio of peak mitral E wave velocity to peak early diastolic myocardial velocity at septal position recorded by tissue Doppler imaging; HDL-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; WBC, white blood cells; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.