Table 1.

Main clinical characteristics and basal cardiovascular riskfactors in the general study population

	Total (n = 153)
Age (years)	50 ± 15
Following (months)	23 ± 14
Males (%)	58
Time on HD (months)	22*
Arterial hypertension (%)	45
Diabetes mellitus (%)	23
Dyslipidemia (%)	25
Smoking (%)	11
Left ventricular hypertrophy (%)	89
Systolic dysfunction (%)	18
Diastolic dysfunction (%)	73
Previous AMI (%)	5
Previous HF (%)	31
Previous stroke (%)	3

Data presented as mean ± SD, median

^*or percentages. HD: hemodialysis; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; HF: heart failure.