Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 128).
| Variable | Overall |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 70.5 (11.6) |
| Female | 52 (40.6%) |
| Ever smoked | 26 (20.3%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.4 (3.1) |
| Hypertension | 68 (53.1%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 28 (21.9%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 64 (50.0%) |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | 74 (13) |
| Central systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 139 (18) |
| Central diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76 (11) |
| Central mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 102 (12) |
| Central pulse pressure (mmHg) | 62 (17) |
| Left atrial function | |
| Reservoir strain (εs) | 31.1 (7.8) |
| Conduit strain (εe) | 13.2 (5.5) |
| Booster strain (εa) | 16.6 (5.0) |
| Reservoir strain rate (SRs) | 1.6 (0.5) |
| Conduit strain rate (SRe) | −1.4 (0.7) |
| Booster strain rate (SRa) | −2.2 (0.7) |
| Ratio of SRe/SRa | 0.7 (0.5) |
Mean (SD) are presented for continuous variables.
SRe/SRa = ratio of SRe over SRa.