Table 1.
The main clinical and echographic characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| Gender-men, n (%) | 353 (44) | |
| Age (years) | 57±14 | |
| Height (cm) | 165±10 | |
| Weight (kg) | 91±23 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 33±7 | |
| Body surface area (m2) | 2±0.3 | |
| Overweight, n (%) | 232 (29) | |
| Obesity, n (%) | ||
| Grade I | 202 (25) | |
| Grade II | 144 (18) | |
| Grade III | 133 (16) | |
| Waist-corrected BMI (kg/m) | 36±13 | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 106±15 | |
| Waist-to-height ratio | 0.64±0.1 | |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 548 (68) | |
| Increased LDL-C, n (%) | 255 (32) | |
| Low-HDL-C, n (%) | 220 (27) | |
| Increased triglycerides | 299 (37) | |
| Treatment, n (%) | ||
| Statin | 130 (16) | |
| ACEI | 200 (25) | |
| ARB | 224 (28) | |
| BB | 231 (29) | |
| CCB | 108 (13) | |
| Diuretic | 273 (34) | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 146±19 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 87±10 | |
| Systemic arterial hypertension, n (%) | 622 (77) | |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 123 (15) | |
| Renal chronic disease, n (%) | 154 (19) | |
| History of smoking, n (%) | 280 (35) | |
| Ecographic characteristics | ||
| LV diastolic diameter (mm) | 48±4 | |
| LV systolic diameter (mm) | 30±4 | |
| LV diastolic diameter/height (mm/m) | 29±2 | |
| LV end-diastolic volume (ml) | 112±24 | |
| LV end-systolic volume (ml) | 37±13 | |
| Interventricular septum (mm) | 12±1 | |
| Infero-lateral wall (mm) | 11±1 | |
| RWT | 0.47±0.6 | |
| LVM (g) | 212±50 | |
| LVMi (g/m2.7) | 54±12 | |
| LV ejection fraction (%) | 62±4 | |
| LA volume (ml) | 41±15 | |
| LA volume/height (ml/m) | 0.24±0.09 | |
| Septal E/E’ ratio | 8.3±2.7 | |
| Beta stiffness index | 7.7±3 | |
| IMT (mm) | 0.9±0.2 | |
ACEI=Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, ARB=Angiotensin receptor blockers, BB=Beta blocker, CCB=Calcium channel blocker, LV=Left ventricle, RWT=Relative wall thickness, LVM=Left ventricular mass, LA=Left atrial, LVMi=LVM index, BMI=Body mass index, LDL-C=Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C=High-density lipoprotein cholesterol