Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population (N=123).
| Characteristics |
|
n (%) or mean (SD) |
| Men |
|
97 (79) |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 66.2 (11.8) | |
| Age >70 y |
|
49 (40) |
| BMI, kg/m 2 |
|
|
|
|
Underweight, <18.5 | 2 (2) |
|
|
Normal, 18.5-25.0 | 37 (30) |
|
|
Overweight, 25.0-30.0 | 45 (37) |
|
|
Obese, ≥30.0 | 39 (32) |
| Cardiovascular history |
|
|
|
|
Myocardial infarction | 58 (47) |
|
|
Revascularization | 52 (42) |
|
|
Valve surgery | 11 (9) |
| Comorbidities |
|
|
|
|
Cancer | 16 (13) |
|
|
Diabetes | 53 (43) |
| NYHA a functional class/symptoms |
|
|
|
|
NYHA III | 81 (66) |
|
|
Angina | 18 (15) |
|
|
Peripheral edema | 41 (33) |
aNYHA: New York Heart Association