Table 1.
Population Characteristics
| Total (n=2093) | |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 69.5 ± 9.4 |
| Male, n (%) | 983 (47%) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 831 (40%) |
| Chinese | 303 (14%) |
| Black | 537 (26%) |
| Hispanic | 422 (20%) |
| Height, cm | 165 ± 10 |
| BMI, kg.m−2 | 27.9 ± 5.2 |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 29 (1%) |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 42 (2%) |
| Angina pectoris, n (%) | 74 (4%) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 1229 (59%) |
| Antihypertensive medication, n (%) | 1127 (54%) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 364 (18%) |
| Current smoking status, n (%) | 140 (7%) |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 107 ± 32 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 56 ± 17 |
| SBP, mmHg | 124 ± 20 |
| DBP, mmHg | 68 ± 10 |
| MBP, mmHg | 87 ± 12 |
| PP, mmHg | 55 ± 17 |
| Heart rate, bpm | 64 ± 10 |
| Aortic arch PWV, m/s | 8.0 (6.4, 10.0) |
| Ascending aortic area, cm2 | 8.5 ± 2.1 |
| Descending aortic area, cm2 | 5.0 ± 1.3 |
| LVMi, g/m1.7 | 52 ± 12 |
| LVEDVi, ml/m1.7 | 50 ± 11 |
| LVESVi, ml/m1.7 | 19 ± 7 |
| LVMVR, g/ml | 1.06 ± 0.23 |
| LVEF, % | 62 ± 7 |
| Ecc, % | −16.2 ± 3.3 |
| Torsion, °/cm | 4.2 ± 1.3 |
| EDSR, 1/s | 0.111 ± 0.052 |
Values are mean ± SD, median (25%tile, 75%ile), or n (%). BMI indicates body mass index; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MBP, mean blood pressure; PP, pulse pressure; PWV, pulse wave velocity; LVMi, left ventricular mass indexed to height1.7; LVEDVi, left ventricular end-diastolic volume index; LVESVi, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVMVR, left ventricular mass volume ratio; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; Ecc, circumferential strain; EDSR, early diastolic strain rate.