Table 1.

Sample characteristics

	Total sample (n =2816)
Clinical variables
Age, years	67 ± 9
Women, n (%)	1530 (54)
Body mass index, kg/m2	28.3 ± 5.4
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	128 ± 17
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	73 ± 10
Pulse pressure, mmHg	55 ± 16
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg	92 ± 10
Antihypertensive treatment, n (%)	1502 (53)
Hypertension, n (%)	1760 (63)
Diabetes, n (%)	384 (14)
Current smoker, n (%)	251 (9)
Total/HDL cholesterol ratio	3.48 ± 1.06
Triglycerides, mg/dL*	102 (74, 141)
C-reactive protein, mg/dL*	1.52 (0.76, 3.21)
Prevalent cardiovascular disease, n (%)	436 (15)
Heart rate, b.p.m.	62 ± 10
Advanced echocardiographic measures
LV longitudinal strain, %	−20.5 ± 3.5
LV transverse strain, %	29.5 ± 7.3
LV circumferential strain, %	−31.8 ± 6.0
LV radial strain, %	43.3 ± 16.8
Longitudinal segmental synchrony, ms*	56.8 (43.3, 78.7)
Transverse segmental synchrony, ms*	91.6 (63.9, 133.3)

Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation or percentage frequency.

^*Median (25th, 75th percentiles).