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Table 2 Selected baseline characteristics of initial cohort (n = 400)

From: Harnessing technology and molecular analysis to understand the development of cardiovascular diseases in Asia: a prospective cohort study (SingHEART)

Demographics

 Age, years

46 ± 13

 Male, n (%)

175 (44)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Chinese

358 (90)

 Indian

11 (3)

 Malay

19 (5)

 Others

12 (3)

BMI (kg/m2)

24 ± 4

BSA (m2)

1.7 ± 0.2

Waist circumference (m)

83 ± 11

Hip circumference (m)

96 ± 10

Alcohol history, n (%)

152 (38)

Smoking history, n (%)

32 (8)

Income, n (%)

 < $3000

155 (40)

 $3000–4999

109 (28)

 > $5000

121 (31)

Occupation, n (%)

 Involving manual labour

28 (7)

 Not involving manual labour

290 (74)

 Not working

74 (19)

At least university education, n (%)

206 (52)

Married, n (%)

266 (67)

Questionnaire

 Exercise per week (min) (median and inter-quartile range)

45 (30,60)

 Servings of vegetable a day

1.9 ± 0.9

 Servings of fruits a day

1.4 ± 0.9

 Cups of coffee a day

1.5 ± 0.9

Blood investigations

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13.6 ± 1.5

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

69 ± 16

 Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

5.3 ± 0.5

 High-density Lipoprotein (mmol/L)

1.49 ± 0.34

 Low-density Lipoprotein (mmol/L)

3.37 ± 0.8)

Electrocardiogram

 PR (ms)

160 ± 22

 QRS (ms)

89 ± 11

 QTc (ms)

424 ± 22

Vitals monitoring

 24 h Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

116 ± 13

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

128 ± 18

 Systolic blood pressure dipping (mmHg)

9 ± 6

 24 h Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73 ± 9

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78 ± 13

 Diastolic blood pressure dipping (mmHg)

11 ± 7

 Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

88 ± 9

 Mean arterial pressure dipping (mmHg)

9 ± 7

 Mean heart rate (bpm)

72 ± 8

 Mean pulse pressure (mmHg)

43 ± 7

Calcium score (Agatston units)

39 (238)

Cardiac MRI

 Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

63 ± 6

 Left ventricular end diastolic volume index (ml/m2)

71 ± 12

 Left ventricular end systolic volume index (ml/m2)

27 ± 7

 Left ventricular mass index (g/m2)

43 ± 13

  1. N.B. Continuous variables presented as mean ± SD and categorical variables as n (%) unless otherwise indicated