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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 17.
Published in final edited form as: Nature. 2019 Apr 10;568(7752):351–356. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1100-z

Extended Data Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of CTR, HFpEF and HFrEF subjects.

CTR
(n=12)
HFpEF
(n=13)
HFrEF
(n=15)
p values
Demographics
Age, (years), mean±SD 55.3±13.0 66.0±10.7 50.4±16.1 0.015
Female, n (%) 4 (33.3) 11 (91.6) 3 (20.0) 0.002
Ethnicity, n (%)
  - White 9 (75.0) 4 (30.7) 11 (75.0) 0.032
  - Black 2 (16.6) 8 (61.5) 4 (26.6) 0.044
  - Hispanic 1 (8.3) 1 (7.7) 0 (0) 0.530
Height, (m), mean±SD 1.7±0.1 1.6±0.1 1.7±0.1 0.019
Weight, (kg), mean±SD 82.8±28.5 103.3±20.1 82.1±23.7 0.049
BMI, (kg/m2), mean±SD 29.4±9.0 39.0±7.1 26.6±5.3 0.0002
EF, (%), mean±SD 62.0±2.4 64.6±6.3 17.1±6.1 <0.0001
Medical history
Smoking, n (%) N/A 4 (30.7) N/A N/A
Hypertension, n (%) 5 (41.6) 13 (100) 15 (100) 0.00005
Diabetes, n (%) 2 (16.6) 10 (76.9) 2 (13.3) 0.001
Coronary artery disease, n (%) 1 (8.3) 4 (30.7) 3 (20) 0.375
Chronic kidney disease, n (%) 2 (16.6) 10 (76.9) 3 (20) 0.002
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) N/A 9 (69.2) N/A N/A
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 1 (8.3) 3 (23.0) 1 (6.6) 0.078
Medications
Diuretics, n (%) 0 (0) 13 (100) 15 (100) <0.0001
ACEIs, n (%) 4 (33.3) 0 (0) 8 (53.3) 0.009
ARBs, n (%) 0 (0) 7 (53.8) 6 (40) 0.012
Beta blockers, n (%) 3 (25) 9 (69.2) 14 (93.3) 0.001
Nitrate, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (13.3) 0.173
Insulin, n (%) 0 (0) 6 (46.1) 1 (6.6) 0.004

Results are presented as mean±SD for continuous variables and number (n) and percentage (%) for categorical variables. For continuous variables one-way ANOVA was used to detect significance. For categorical variables two-sided chi-square test was used to detect significance. Abbreviations used: m, meters; kg, kilograms; BMI, body mass index; EF, ejection fraction; ACEIs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs, angiotensin receptor blockers; N/A, data not available.