Table 2.

Patient characteristics

Variable	Mean (±SD)
Age (Years)	63·1 (10·0)
BMI (kg m−2)	28·8 (3·7)
ALM (kg)	24·8 (4·0)
SMI (kg m−2)	8·3 (1·1)
ASM%	29·1 (2·5)
Body fat%	35·5 (9·3)
Waist/Hip ratio	0·98 (0·06)
$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$O2peak (ml kg−1 min−1)	24·0 (5·6)
$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$O2peak (ml)	2079·3 (552·6)
$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$O2peak Lean (ml kg−1 min−1)	38·5 (8·3)
VAT (ml kg−1 min−1)	17·2 (5·1)
VAT (ml)	1481·9 (452·4)
VAT Lean (ml kg−1 min−1)	27·8 (7·6)
Peak $\dot{\mathrm{V}}$O2/HR (ml per beat)	15·5 (3·3)
Peak HR (bpm)	134 (20)
$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$E/$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$CO2 slope	34·3 (6·0)
CPET duration (s)	826·6 (193·8)
LVEF (%)	54·3 (6·7)
Calibre 5‐year risk (%)	8·3 (7·0)
NT‐proBNP (pg l−1)	174·5 (11·4–2735·0)
hs‐CRP (mg l−1)	2·3 (3·0)
Glucose (mmol l−1)	6·1 (2·0)

BMI, body mass index; ALM, appendicular lean mass; SMI, skeletal muscle index; ASM%, appendicular skeletal mass; $\dot{\mathrm{V}}$O_2peak, peak oxygen uptake; VAT, ventilatory anaerobic threshold; $\dot{\mathrm{V}}$O₂/HR, oxygen pulse; HR, heart rate; bpm, bats per minute; $\dot{\mathrm{V}}$E/$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$CO₂ slope, ventilatory efficiency with respect to carbon dioxide elimination; CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise test; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal pro B‐type natriuretic peptide; hs, high sensitivity.