Table 1. Demographic data .
| Variable |
Group 1
(EFT thickness <5.5 mm) n=116 |
Group 2
(EFT thickness ≥ 5.5 mm) n=65 |
P value |
| Male, n (%) | 67(57.7) | 39(60) | 0.195 |
| Age, mean ± SD, y | 66.8± 6.1 | 64.2 ± 6.9 | 0.163 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 27(23.2) | 18 (27.6) | 0.051 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 24(20.6) | 23(35,3) | < 0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 25(21.5) | 22(33.8) | 0.078 |
| Body Mass Index mean ± SD, kg/m2 | 33.4±5.8 | 32.1±6.7 | 0.023 |
| Body surface area, m2 | 1.8±0.39 | 1.8±0.25 | 0.711 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 192.4±27.9 | 217.4±38.7 | 0.021 |
| Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dL | 111.0±19.2 | 131.0±30.0 | 0.634 |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL | 141.1±45.1 | 168.1±39.2 | 0.012 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.78±0.28 | 0.83±0.18 | 0.062 |
| Haemoglobin, g/dL | 13.9±2.1 | 13.6±1.8 | 0.105 |
| Haemoglobin A1c, (%) | 5.68±1.8 | 7.80±2.8 | <0.001 |
| Hs-CRP, mg/dL | 0.62 ± 0.5 | 0.91 ± 0.6 | 0.041 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 130.5±12.1 | 135.1±17.8 | 0.365 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 82.4±10.4 | 79.6±11.8 | 0.205 |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 75.3±14.6 | 78.7±13.1 | 0.094 |
| History of cerebrovascular event, n (%) | 3 (2.5) | 7 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction, (%) | 64.30 ± 8.1 | 59.88± 7.3 | 0.048 |
| Epicardial Fat Thickness ,mean ± SD, mm | 4.9± 0.8 | 6.1± 1.3 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: Hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein