Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| Variable | All (n= 1529) |
Men (N=1133) |
Women (N=396) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63.20 ±12.5 | 62.10 ±11.87 | 66.24 ± 13.58 § |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1472(96.3%) | 1090(96.2%) | 382(96.5%) |
| Black or African American | 24(1.6%) | 16(1.4%) | 8(2.0%) |
| Asian | 29(1.9%) | 23(2.0%) | 7(1.8%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3(0.2%) | 3(0.3%) | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1(0.1%) | 1(0.1%) | 0 |
| Heart failure | 274 (17.9%) | 180 (15.9%) | 94 (23.7%) § |
| Ever smokers | 901 (58.9%) | 716 (63.2%) | 185 (46.7%) § |
| Diabetes mellitus | 683 (44.7%) | 509 (44.9%) | 174 (43.9%) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 1419 (92.8%) | 1059 (93.5%) | 360 (90.9%) |
| Hypertension | 894 (58.5%) | 636 (56.1%) | 258 (65.2%) § |
| Beta blockers use | 1107 (72.4%) | 816 (72.0%) | 291 (73.5%) |
| Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor use | 642 (42.0%) | 472 (41.7%) | 170 (42.9%) |
| Calcium channel blockers | 166 (10.9%) | 110 (9.7%) | 56 (14.1%) § |
| Diuretics | 447 (29.2%) | 295 (26.0%) | 152 (38.4%) § |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.95 (0.1) | 0.98 (0.1) | 0.86 (0.1)§ |
| Waist to hip ratio sex-adjusted tertile1 | |||
| Low | 0.91 (0.05) | 0.79 (0.05) | |
| Middle | 0.98 (0.03) | 0.86 (0.04) | |
| High | 1.04 (0.06) | 0.94 (0.07) | |
| Central obesity | 1229 (80.4%) | 1003 (88.5%) | 226 (57.1%) § |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 29.7 ±5.7 | 29.9 ±5.5 | 28.9 ±6.2 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation SD or n (%), unless otherwise indicated.
§
Denotes statistical significance <0.05, compares males vs females.
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Median and (Interquartile range)
1
Waist to hip ratio sex-adjusted tertiles (male Low Tertile: <0.94, Middle Tertile: 0.94 to <1.01, High Tertile: ≥1.01; women Low Tertile : <0.83, Middle Tertile: 0.83 to <0.89, High Tertile: ≥0.89).