Table 1.
Echocardiographic and cardiac risk factor characteristics of study participants
| All | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable (at age 60–64 years unless stated otherwise) | n | Result | n | Result | n | Result |
| Age, years | 1626 | 63.2 (1.1) | 786 | 63.2 (1.2) | 840 | 63.3 (1.1) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 1633 | 27.7 (4.6) | 791 | 27.7 (4.0) | 842 | 27.6 (5.2) |
| SBP, mm Hg | 1633 | 135.7 (18.0) | 791 | 139.0 (17.8) | 842 | 132.7 (17.6) |
| SBP in those on HTT, mm Hg | 347 | 137.4 (17.4) | 179 | 138.2 (16.2) | 168 | 131.8 (16.9) |
| SBP in those not on HTT, mm Hg | 1120 | 134.9 (18.0) | 518 | 136.1 (17.6) | 602 | 129.9 (15.8) |
| SBP in those with unknown HTT status, mm Hg | 166 | 137.4 (18.6) | 92 | 138.1 (17.3) | 74 | 132.1 (17.2) |
| SBP at age 53 years, mm Hg | 1537 | 134.3 (19.1) | 738 | 138.0 (18.9) | 799 | 130.8 (18.5) |
| SBP at age 43 years, mm Hg | 1522 | 123.7 (14.1) | 735 | 128.1 (13.1) | 787 | 119.6 (13.6) |
| SBP at age 36 years, mm Hg | 1479 | 120.0 (13.7) | 714 | 125.8 (12.8) | 765 | 114.6 (12.3) |
| DBP, mm Hg | 1633 | 77.3 (9.7) | 791 | 79.0 (9.8) | 842 | 75.7 (9.3) |
| DBP at age 53 years, mm Hg | 1537 | 83.5 (11.9) | 738 | 86.4 (11.9) | 799 | 80.9 (11.2) |
| DBP at age 43 years, mm Hg | 1522 | 80.5 (9.5) | 735 | 83.4 (9.0) | 787 | 77.8 (9.1) |
| DBP at age 36 years, mm Hg | 1477 | 78.3 (9.6) | 713 | 80.8 (9.4) | 764 | 75.9 (9.3) |
| Heart rate, bpm | 1630 | 68.9 (11.2) | 789 | 67.4 (11.3) | 841 | 70.3 (10.9) |
| IVSD, cm | 1473 | 1.1 (0.2) | 701 | 1.1 (0.2) | 772 | 1.0 (0.2) |
| PWT, cm | 1471 | 1.0 (0.2) | 699 | 1.1 (0.2) | 772 | 0.9 (0.2) |
| RWT | 1469 | 0.4 (0.1) | 699 | 0.4 (0.1) | 770 | 0.4 (0.1) |
| LVM, g | 1471 | 181.3 (59.3) | 699 | 209.3 (60.3) | 772 | 156.0 (45.4) |
| LVMI, g/m2 | 1471 | 95.7 (26.6) | 699 | 104.1 (27.9) | 772 | 88.1 (22.8) |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 1459 | 68.7 (9.7) | 692 | 67.2 (10.1) | 767 | 69.9 (9.2) |
| E/A | 1576 | 1.0 (0.3) | 755 | 1.0 (0.3) | 821 | 1.0 (0.3) |
| e′, cm/s | 1533 | 8.8 (1.9) | 727 | 8.9 (1.9) | 806 | 8.8 (1.9) |
| E/e′ | 1490 | 7.9 (2.1) | 701 | 7.5 (2.0) | 789 | 8.3 (2.1) |
| e′/a′ | 1507 | 0.8 (0.2) | 709 | 0.8 (0.2) | 798 | 0.9 (0.2) |
| LAVI, mL/m2 | 1417 | 21.1 (7.2) | 701 | 22.0 (7.4) | 716 | 20.2 (7.0) |
Data are mean (SD), median (interquartile range) or n (%) as appropriate.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; IVSD, interventricular septal thickness in diastole; LAVI, left atrial volume indexed to body surface area; LVM, left ventricular mass; LVMI, left ventricular mass indexed to body surface area; PWT, left ventricular posterior wall thickness in diastole; RWT, relative wall thickness; SBP, systolic blood pressure.