Table 1. Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics.
| All patients (n = 108) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHICS | n | % | |
| Gender (male) | 86/108 | 79.6% | |
| Age (years) (mean, SD) | 61.1 | 11.7 | |
| BMI (mean, SD) * | 27.6 | 4.5 | |
| Heart rate (bpm) (mean, SD) | 74.1 | 18.6 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mean, SD) ** | 134.3 | 28.6 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mean, SD) ** | 81.7 | 19.8 | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Non-smoker | 31/108 | 28.7% | |
| Smoker | 45/108 | 41.7% | |
| Ex-smoker | 32/108 | 29.6% | |
| MEDICAL HISTORY | n | % | |
| Diabetes | 15/108 | 13.9% | |
| Diet/oral controlled | 8/108 | 7.4% | |
| Insulin controlled | 7/108 | 6.5% | |
| Long term aspirin | 21/108 | 19.4% | |
| Family history of heart disease | 54/108 | 50.0% | |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 3/108 | 2.8% | |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 43/108 | 39.8% | |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2/108 | 1.9% | |
| Hypertension requiring treatment | 38/108 | 35.2% | |
| History of renal failure or dialysis | 1/108 | 0.9% | |
| Previous MI | 7/108 | 6.5% | |
| Previous PCI | 5/108 | 4.6% | |
| Previous CABG | 2/108 | 1.9% | |
*1 patient missing data
**4 patients missing data
(CABG coronary artery bypass graft, MI myocardial infarction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, SD standard deviation)