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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: Aortic stiffening precedes onset of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction

Variable

Group 1: HFpEF (n = 77)

Group 2: Diastolic Dysfunction (n = 77)

P-value

Age (years)

68.6 ± 9.9

68.5 ± 9.9

0.96

Gender (% Female)

67.5

67.5

1.0

Race (% African American)

30.5

30.5

1.0

Body Surface Area (m2)

1.97 ± 0.31

1.93 ± 0.24

0.31

Tobacco Use (%)

56.2

60.3

0.61

Alcohol Use (%)

49.3

58.0

0.27

Hypertension (%)

88.3

72.7

0.02

Diabetes (%)

55.8

27.3

0.0002

Coronary Artery Disease (%)

61.0

39.0

0.01

Atrial Fibrillation (%)

40.3

16.9

0.003

Chronic Kidney Disease (%)

63.6

24.7

<0.0001

NT-proBNP (pg/mL)

9810 ± 14308

2148 ± 3026

0.07

GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

44.8 ± 20.0

57.9 ± 23.6

0.002

Systolic BP (mmHg)

145.9 ± 29.7

140.9 ± 21.0

0.73

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

70.7 ± 15.7

74.6 ± 10.9

0.37

Pulse Pressure (mmHg)

75.6 ± 21.5

66.3 ± 16.7

0.17

Beta Blockers (%)

62.3

72.7

0.21

Calcium Channel Blockers (%)

28.6

28.6

1.0

ACE Inhibitors (%)

16.9

26.0

0.13

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (%)

18.2

23.4

0.45

  1. Note: Continuous data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Categorical variables expressed as percentage