Table 2.

Characteristics of the MESA Study Cohort for Quartiles of Maximal Apical FD

Note.—Unless otherwise indicated, data are number of subjects, with the percentage in parentheses. We had complete data for 1123 subjects. Quartile 1, FD = 1.01–1.15; quartile 2, FD = 1.15–1.12; quartile 3, FD = 1.12–1.24; and quartile 4, FD = 1.24–1.4. EDV = end-diastolic volume, EF = left ventricular ejection fraction, HDL = high-density lipoprotein.

*Difference was significant.

^†Data are means ± standard deviation.