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. 2007 Jun 6;12(2):89–97. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2007.00146.x

Table 1.

Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

Characteristics Total No LV Dysfunction LV Dysfunction P‐Value
Number 81 (100%)   63 (78%)   18 (22%)
Age, mean ± SD (years) 61.2 ± 13.1   61.7 ± 13.1   59.5 ± 13.2 0.54 
Male, n (%) 55 (68%)   39 (62%)   16 (89%) 0.044
BMI (kg/m2) 28.4 ± 6.9   28.7 ± 7.4   27.1 ± 4.7 0.40 
History, n (%)
 Coronary artery disease 58 (72%)   44 (70%)   14 (78%) 0.57 
 Acute coronary syndrome 14 (17%)    9 (14%)    5 (28%) 0.29 
 Diabetes mellitus 24 (30%)   18 (29%)    6 (33%) 0.77 
 Hypertension 63 (78%)   50 (79%)   13 (72%) 0.53 
 Hyperlipidemia 65 (80%)   52 (83%)   13 (72%) 0.33 
 Clinical heart failure 29 (36%)   15 (24%)   14 (78%) <0.0001 

LV = left ventricular; SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index.