Table 1:
Baseline characteristics
| All patients | Current smoker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=136 | Yes (N=53, 39%) | No (N=83, 61%) | p value | |
| Age (years)* | 52, 10 | 53, 10 | 50, 9 | 0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2)* | 33, 8 | 34, 8 | 31, 7 | 0.06 |
| SBP (mm Hg)* | 133, 23 | 132, 22 | 136, 24 | 0.15 |
| DBP (mm Hg)* | 81, 13 | 80, 11 | 81, 16 | 0.37 |
| Heart rate (beats/min)* | 73, 15 | 74, 15 | 73, 15 | 0.99 |
| Male gender | 72, 53% | 43, 52% | 30, 57% | 0.58 |
| Caucasian | 77, 57% | 46, 55% | 31, 59% | 0.73 |
| Hypertension | 118, 87% | 74, 89% | 45, 85% | 0.47 |
| Prior MI | 62, 46% | 40, 48% | 23, 43% | 0.58 |
| Diabetes | 43, 32% | 28, 34% | 15, 28% | 0.51 |
| Stroke | 23, 17% | 14, 17% | 10, 19% | 0.77 |
| Arrhythmia | 45, 33% | 28, 34% | 17, 32% | 0.84 |
| Beta blocker | 98, 73% | 65, 78% | 34, 64% | 0.07 |
| CCB | 32, 24% | 24, 29% | 8, 15% | 0.06 |
| ACEI or ARB | 89, 66% | 54, 65% | 35, 66% | 0.91 |
| Statin | 84, 62% | 55, 66% | 30, 57% | 0.26 |
| Aspirin | 81, 60% | 49, 59% | 33, 62% | 0.71 |
| Diuretics | 58, 43% | 38, 46% | 20, 38% | 0.35 |
Abbreviations: BMI - Body mass index, SBP- Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP – Diastolic Blood Pressure, MI – Myocardial Infarction, CCB – Calcium Channel Blocker, ACEI - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, ARB - Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker
For each variable counts and column percentage has been reported except for where indicated
*
where the mean and standard deviation (SD) are reported