Table 1 Characteristics of the 107 Study Participants

Sex (male:female)

31: 9

20: 16

16: 15

0.042

Age (y)^a

61 ± 7

58 ± 9

26 ± 2

0.093

Age range (y)

39—74

36—73

24—30

NA

Heart rate^a

67 ± 8

70 ± 13

70 ± 8

0.243

Body mass index (kg/m²)^a

26.0 ± 4.6

23.9 ± 3.0

21.6 ± 1.9

0.025

LVEF (%)^a

64 ± 6

66 ± 7

66 ± 3

0.425

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)^a

131 ± 16

123 ± 15

110 ± 8

0.029

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)^a

79 ± 10

75 ± 10

71 ± 7

0.131

Pulse pressure (mm Hg)^a

52 ± 13

48 ± 12

39 ± 7

0.130

No. with hypertension

29

14

0

0.003

No. with hypercholesterolemia

18

14

0

0.590

No. with diabetes mellitus

7

4

0

0.429

No. of current or prior cigarette smokers

15

7

0

0.083