Table 1 Patient Characteristics (n = 177)
From: Pulse wave velocity and carotid atherosclerosis in White and Latino patients with hypertension
Age, years | 61.5 (9.7) |
Female gender | 66.7% |
Ethnicity | Â |
   Hispanic | 66.7% |
   Non-Hispanic White | 33.3% |
Education | Â |
   College graduate | 8.5% |
   Higher education | 19.3% |
   High school graduate | 19.8% |
   Some high school | 21.5% |
   No high school | 31.1% |
Employment Status | Â |
   Employed | 19.2% |
   Unemployed | 46.9% |
   Disabled | 33.9% |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 33.0 (6.7) |
Blood pressure, mmHg | 142.2 ± 22.1/81.7 ± 12.3 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 181.5 (39.6) |
Triglycerides, mg/dl | 170.9 (105.2) |
HDL cholesterol, mg/d | 51.0 (12.8) |
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 96.8 (33.3) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 49.2% |
Current Smoker | 22.0% |
Framingham risk score* | 11.6 (8.0), 1-53 |
LpPLA2†mass, ng/mL | 173.5 (59.0) |
LpPLA2 activity, nmol/min/mL | 134.8 (34.3) |
Central aortic pressure, mm Hg | 59.5 (18.1) |
Augmentation index | 86.3% (12.7) |
Pulse wave velocity, cm/sec | 1723.3 (349) |
Flow-mediated dilation | 10.5% (8.1) |
Carotid intima-media thickness, mm | 0.95 (0.22) |
Use of Hypertension Medication | 90.4% |
Use of Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl Co-enzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) | 59.9% |