Table 1.
Study population.
| Parameter | Median (25th and 75th Percentile) or % |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 48 (37, 60) |
| Sex (% male) | 45.5 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125 (113, 137) |
| Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 26.7 (23.9, 30.1) |
| Height (cm) | 170 (163, 177) |
| Weight (kg) | 77.9 (67.6, 89.2) |
| Smoking (%) | |
| Nonsmoker | 37.4 |
| Exsmoker | 34.7 |
| Smoker | 27.9 |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 (%) | 7.4 |
| Hypertension (%) | 40.5 |
| Metabolic syndrome (%) | 23.4 |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (mL/min/1.73 m2) |
88.5 (76.5, 102.4) |
| Left ventricle (LV) structural echocardiographic parameters | |
| Left ventricular mass (LVM) (g) | 172.4 (138.4, 211.7) |
| LVM index (LVMI) (g/m2) | 90.5 (76.9, 106.5) |
| LV diameter during diastole (LVD) (cm) | 4.9 (4.5, 5.2) |
| LV diameter during systole (LVS) (cm) | 2.9 (2.6, 3.2) |
| Posterior wall diameter (PWD) (cm) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) |
| Relative wall thickness (RWT) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.4) |
| Left atrium (cm) | 3.8 (3.5, 4.2) |
| Aorta (cm) | 2.8 (2.5, 3.1) |
| LV systolic functional echocardiographic parameters | |
| LV ejection fraction (LVEF) (%) | 72 (66, 78) |
| Fractional shortening (%) | 41 (36, 46) |
| LV diastolic functional echocardiographic parameters | |
| Mitral valve (MV) E-wave (cm/s) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.8) |
| MV A-wave (cm/s) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) |
| MV duration A-wave (ms) | 133 (121, 147) |
| MV deceleration (dec.) Time (ms) | 179 (157, 203) |
| E/e ratio | 5.9 (4.9, 7.1) |
| RV structural echocardiographic parameters | |
| Right ventricle (RV) (cm) | 2.4 (2.1, 2.8) |
| Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) (cm) | 3.4 (3.0, 3.7) |
| RV systolic functional echocardiographic parameters | |
| Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) (cm) | 2.4 (2.1, 2.6) |
| Pulmonary valve (PV) acc. time (ms) | 134 (115, 152) |
| PV acc. slope | 5.8 (4.9, 7.1) |
| hArg (µmol/L) | |