Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	Controls	HFpEF	P-value
Subjects, N (males:females)	24 (10:14)	24 (10:14)	---
Age, yrs	69 ± 2	69 ± 2	0.87
Body mass, kg	76 ± 3	101 ± 6 *	<0.001
Stature, cm	170 ± 2	169 ± 3	0.83
Body mass index, kg/m2	28 ± 3	35 ± 1 *	0.03
Body surface area, m2	1.90 ± 0.04	2.21 ± 0.07 *	<0.001
Heart rate, beats/min	62 ± 2	65 ± 2	0.25
Mean arterial blood pressure, mmHg	98 ± 2	90 ± 2 *	0.01
Glucose, mg/dL	84 ± 2	120 ± 10 *	<0.001
Cholesterol, mg/dL	201 ± 9	163 ± 10 *	0.01
High-density lipoprotein, mg/dL	51 ± 3	49 ± 4	0.98
Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dL	125 ± 6	91 ± 9 *	<0.01
Triglycerides, mg/dL	149 ± 17	145 ± 20	0.89

HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Data are mean ± SEM.

^*Significantly different from Controls.