Table 2 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics.
From: Physical distress is associated with cardiovascular events in a high risk population of elderly men
Age (years, range) | 70 (64–75) |
Previous cardiovascular disease (%) | 26 |
Previous diabetes mellitus (%) | 9 |
Treated hypertension (%) | 26 |
Current smoking (%) | 34 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 148 ± 18 |
Pulse rate (min-1) | 68 ± 12 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.8 ± 3.5 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.3 ± 1.0 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.4 ± 0.4 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.1 ± 1.0 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.8 ± 0.9 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 6.0 ± 1.5 |
HADS-Anxiety | 3.2 ± 2.6 |
HADS-Depression | 3.4 ± 2.6 |
Physical Symptom Distress Index | 18.8 ± 4.6 |
Life Satisfaction Index | 23.7 ± 4.9 |