Age, mean (SD); range | 88.0 (0.5); 87.0-88.9 |
Female | 65.8 (102) |
Ethnic origin- white | 100 (155) |
Institutional care | 2.6 (4) |
Heart failure | 13.6 (21) |
Hypertension | 54.2 (84) |
Ischaemic heart disease | 40.0 (62) |
Myocardial infarction | 21.9 (34) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 20.0 (31) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 3.2 (5) |
Atrial fibrillation | 24.5 (38) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 10.3 (16) |
Severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30Â ml/min/1.73Â m2) | 3.2 (5) |
Cognitive impairment (mini-mental state examination score ≤21) | 3.9 (6) |
Number of chronic diseases†, median (IQR) | 5 (4-6) |
Smoking Status | Â |
   Current smoker | 5.2 (8) |
   Former regular smoker | 56.5 (87) |
   Former occasional smoker | 4.6 (7) |
   Never smoked | 33.8 (52) |
Obese (BMI >30Â kg/m2) | 11.0 (17) |
On any prescribed cardiac medications | 69.7 (108) |
Number of prescribed cardiovascular medications, median (IQR) | 1 (0-2) |
Echocardiographically-characterised LV dysfunction | Â |
   Any grade of systolic dysfunction (LVEF≤50%) | 34.2 (53) |
   Moderate/severe systolic dysfunction (LVEF≤40%) | 8.4 (13) |
   Any grade of diastolic dysfunction | 87.7 (136) |
   Moderate/severe diastolic dysfunction | 30.3 (47) |
   Isolated diastolic dysfunction, any grade | 58.7 (91) |
   Isolated moderate/severe diastolic dysfunction | 19.4 (30) |
NT-ProBNP, median (IQR); range (ng/l) | 406 (197-1068); 37-12360 |