Table 2 Comparison baseline parameters between non-HRE and HRE

Female

120 (52.8%)

37 (63.7%)

0.135

Age

43.9 ± 11.6

56.2 ± 12.4

 < 0.001

BW (kg)

65.4 ± 14.7

64.2 ± 12.6

0.56

Height (cm)

164.3 ± 8.6

160.7 + 8.6

0.06

BMI

24.1 ± 4.1

24.7 ± 3.5

0.25

Resting HR (bpm)

70.4 ± 11.0

70.8 ± 10.8

0.79

Resting SBP (mmHg)

117.2 ± 14.4

138.6 ± 18.1

 < 0.001

Resting DBP (mmHg)

76.7 ± 10.6

84.4 ± 11.4

 < 0.001

Resting pulse pressure(mmHg)

40.4 ± 11.0

54.3 ± 16.0

 < 0.001

Peak pulse pressure (mmHg)

92.6 ± 22.3

123.6 ± 24.7

 < 0.001

Maximal functional capacity (METs)

11.1 ± 2.02

9.40 ± 2.33

 < 0.001

Right ABI

1.04 ± 0.07

1.07 ± 0.07

0.287

Left ABI

1.05 ± 0.07

1.06 ± 0.06

0.165

CAVI

7.0 ± 0.76

8.3 ± 1.06

 < 0.001

DM

5 (2%)

8 (13.7%)

0.001

HT

24 (10.6%)

21 (36.2%)

 < 0.001

Dyslipidemia

19 (8.4%)

15 (25.8%)

0.001

Smoking

28 (12.3%)

4 (6.9%)

0.24

Family history of CAD &CVA

28 (12.3%)

5 (8.6%)

0.43

History of CAD

3 (1.3%)

1 (1.7%)

0.81

History on ASA

8 (3.5%)

2 (3.4%)

0.5

History on statin

9 (3.9%)

6 (10.3%)

0.052

History of ACEIs/ARBs

7 (3%)

4 (6.9%)

0.18

History on beta-blocker

5 (2.2%)

6 (10.3%)

0.004

History on CCB

2 (1%)

1 (1.7%)

0.57