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Table 1 General characteristics of participants

From: Association between basal septal hypertrophy and left ventricular geometry in a community population

 

Total (n = 1032)

BSH (n = 76)

Non BSH (n = 956)

p

Age (years)

65 (56, 71)

68 (62, 72)

65 (56, 71)

0.04

Sex (male, n, %)

535 (51.8)

43 (56.6)

492 (51.5)

0.39

BMI (kg/m2)

25.7 (23.5, 27.9)

26.3 (23.8, 28.7)

25.8 (23.5, 27.9)

0.69

SBP (mmHg)

134 (121, 146)

138 (122, 147)

134 (121, 145)

0.44

DBP (mmHg)

80 (72, 87)

80 (74, 87)

80 (72, 87)

0.73

HR (beats/min)

77 ± 11

77 ± 11

77 ± 11

0.74

TC (mmol/l)

5.2 (4.6, 5.9)

5.2 (4.7, 5.8)

5.2 (4.6, 5.9)

0.91

TG (mmol/l)

1.8 (1.2, 2.7)

1.8 (1.3, 2.6)

1.8 (1.2, 2.7)

0.91

Smoking (n, %)

366 (35.5)

30 (39.5)

464 (48.5)

0.45

Hypertension (n, %)

824 (79.8)

64 (84.2)

760 (79.5)

0.32

Obesity (n, %)

245 (23.8%)

26 (34.2%)

219 (23.0%)

0.03

Stroke (n, %)

169 (16.4)

13 (17.1)

156 (16.3)

0.86

CHD (n, %)

130 (12.6)

8 (10.5)

122 (12.8)

0.72

Diabetes (n, %)

305 (29.6)

35 (46.1)

270 (28.2)

< 0.01

  1. Continuous data are presented as median (IQR)
  2. Chi square test was used and Fisher exact test when adequate
  3. BSH Basal septal hypertrophy; BMI Body mass index; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; HR Heart rate; TC Total cholesterol; TG Triglyceride; CHD Coronary heart disease