Table 2. Clinical characteristics of primary study populations.
| Controls | Heart Failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Caucasian | African Amer | Caucasian | African Amer |
| N | 622 | 239 | 1117 | 627 |
| Age (yrs) | 48.74±12.0 | 54.0±13.3 | 57.1±13.2 | 54.0±13.3 |
| Height (in) | 67.6±4.2 | 66.4±5.01 | 67.7±4.1 | 67.0±4.2 |
| Weight (lbs) | 182.7±45.1 | 194.3±46.5 | 193.0±50.0 | 197.2±55.9 |
| Ejection Fraction(%) | - | - | 28.7±13.2 | 26.9±11.5 |
| CHF Etiology | ||||
| Ischemic | - | - | 689 (60%) | 295 (47%) |
| Non-Ischemic | - | - | 427 (40%) | 332 (53%) |
| Female | 375 (60%) | 184 (77%) | 359 (32%) | 285 (46%) |
| Hypertension | 16 (3%) | 1 (0%) | 794 (69%) | 568 (91%) |