Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Variables	Men	Women
Sample size	158	189
Age range, years	73 to 88	72 to 91
Height, cm	177 ± 6	162 ± 6
Weight, kg	83 ± 12	72 ± 12
Body surface area, m2	2.0 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.1
Body mass index, kg/m2	27 ± 4	27 ± 4
Heart rate, min−1	61 ± 9	65 ± 9
Brachial pressures, mm Hg
Systolic	138 ± 20	144 ± 17
Diastolic	65 ± 9	64 ± 9
Mean	92 ± 12	95 ± 11
Pulse pressure	74 ± 18	80 ± 18
Carotid pressures, mm Hg
Peak	137 ± 24	146 ± 23
End-systolic	103 ± 16	107 ± 14
Augmentation index	6 ± 11	10 ± 15
Fasting glucose, mmol/L	5.7 ± 1.0	5.5 ± 0.8
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.9 ± 1.0	5.7 ± 1.1
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.4 ± 0.4	1.8 ± 0.4
Triglycerides, mmol/L	1.1 ± 0.5	1.2 ± 0.5
Medical history, n (%)
Diabetes	18 (11)	18 (10)
Treated hypertension	101 (64)	142 (75)
Statin use	71 (45)	66 (35)
Cardiovascular disease	51 (32)	21 (11)
Current smoker	15 (10)	9 (5)

HDL, high density lipoprotein