Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Variable | N=202 |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 72.1 |
| Female, % (No.) | 62.4 (126/202) |
| Ethnicity, % (No) | |
| Caucasian | 83.7 (169/202) |
| African American | 7.9 (16/202) |
| Latino‐Hispanic | 7.4 (15/202) |
| Diabetes | 45.0 (91/202) |
| History of tobacco use | 56.9 (115/202) |
| Hypercholesterolemia requiring medication | 82.2 (166/202) |
| Coronary artery disease | 67.3 (136/202) |
| Baseline systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 162.3±18.5 |
| Baseline diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 77.7±11.5 |
| Serum creatinine, mg/dL | 1.2±0.4 |
| Estimated glomerular filtration ratea | 58.0±20.8 |
| Antihypertensive medication intake, % (No) | |
| 1 medication | 0.5 (1/202) |
| 2 medications | 28.7 (58/202) |
| 3 medications | 32.2 (65/202) |
| ≥4 medications | 38.6 (78/202) |
a
Estimated glomerular filtration rate = 186 × (Scr)−1.154 × (age)−0.203 × 0.742 (if female) × 1.210 (if African American).