Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the examined elderly population
| Cardiovascular risk factors | |
| Age (years) | 85.4 ± 7.0 |
| Gender (%, males) | 25.8 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.9 ± 5.3 |
| Smoking (%) | 21.2 |
| Hypertension (%) | 76 |
| Diabetes (%) | 20.1 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 17.3 |
| Biochemical parameters | |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.8 ± 2.2 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.3 ± 1.2 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.3 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 3.4 ± 1.0 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 0.9 |
| Hemodynamic and vascular parameters | |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 132.5 ± 19.5 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 65.8 ± 12.1 |
| Mean BP (mmHg) | 91.3 ± 15.4 |
| Heart rate (b.p.m.) | 71.3 ± 12.5 |
| Augmentation index (%) | 27.8 ± 13.5 |
| PWV (m/s) | 14.4 ± 3.7 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation or percentages
BP blood pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, PWV carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity