Demographic and laboratory characteristics of the study population
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Men 349 (45.6%) Women 417 (54.4%) |
| Smoking* | 145 (19.9%) |
| Ethnicity† | White 502 (77.3%) Black 36 (5.6%) Pardos 101 (15.6%) Asian 10 (1.5%) |
| Age (years) | 43 (13.2) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.3 (4.4) |
| Rest systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 124.1 (13.5) |
| Rest diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80.9 (9.3) |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.4 (1.3) |
| Leucocyte count (n°/ mm3) | 6785 (1857) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.85 (0.18) |
| Plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 92.4 (8.6) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 193.5 (38) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 49.1 (13.5) |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 121.4 (32.6) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 117.6 (77.4) |
| C reactive protein (mg/L) | 2.54 (3) |
| EDLVD (cm) | 4.6 (0.3) |
| ESLVD (cm) | 2.9 (0.3) |
| IV (cm) | 0.8 (0.1) |
| LVPW (cm) | 0.8 (0.6) |
| LVEF (%) | 66 (4.8) |
Categorical data are expressed as number (percentage) and continuous data as mean (SD).
*Relative to 728 participants with smoking status data.
†Relative to ethnicity data of 649 participants.
EDLVD, end-diastolic left ventricular diameter; ESLVD, end-systolic left ventricular diameter; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IV, interventricular septum; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVPW, left ventricular posterior wall.