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Table 1 Demographics and results

From: Dobutamine induced changes in aortic stiffness: influence of obesity in middle aged and elderly individuals with hypertension, diabetes or coronary artery disease

Measure

BMI < 27.45 (N=98)

BMI 27.45-32 (N=101)

BMI > 32 (N=103)

p-value with BMI

Age

70.3 (8.0)

68.9 (7.8)

66.6 (8.0)

0.0003

55-64

24 (24.5 %)

35 (34.6%)

48 (46.6%)

 

65-74

40 (40.8%)

38 (37.6%)

34 (33.0%)

 

75+

34 (34.7%)

28 (27.7%)

21 (20.9%)

 

Female

50 (51.0%)

47 (46.5%)

71 (68.9%)

0.018

Race

   

0.0017

Caucasian

88 (89.8%)

80 (79.2%)

71 (68.9%)

 

African Am.

6 (11.1%)

17 (31.5%)

31 (30.1%)

 

Prior HTN

88 (89.8%)

92 (91.0%)

98 (95.2%)

0.23

Prior DM

   

0.018

None

64 (65.3%)

60 (59.4%)

55 (53.4%)

 

< 5 years

34 (34.7%)

33 (32.7%)

40 (38.8%)

 

= 5 years

0

8 (7.9%)

8 (7.8%)

 

Prior CAD

27 (27.6%)

22 (21.8%)

16 (15.5%)

0.34

SQ fat

143.1 (56.7)

202.9 (73.7)

325.5 (132.4)

< 0.0001

Visceral fat

142.6 (72.6)

197.3 (94.7)

238.4 (97.8)

< 0.0001

Taking drugs

    

ACE

48 (49.0%)

50 (49.5%)

39 (37.9%)

0.27

ARB

4 (4.2%)

4 (4.2%)

3 (2.9%)

0.73

Statin

64 (65.4%)

64 (65.4%)

69 (67.0%)

0.82

Beta blocker

45 (45.9%)

45 (45.9%)

41 (39.8%)

0.43

Ca Ch. BL.

23 (23.5%)

23 (23.5%)

25 (24.5%)

0.67

Rest_55-64

1.618 ± 0.119

1.528 ± 0.096

1.45 ± 0.069

 

Stress_55-64

1.528 ± 0.107

1.371 ± 0.103

1.513 ± 0.092

 

Rest_65-74

1.719 ± 0.074

1.63 ± 0.075

1.739 ± 0.089

 

Stress_65-74

1.537 ± 0.07

1.842 ± 0.102

1.701 ± 0.084

 

Rest_75+

1.898 ± 0.08

1.848 ± 0.103

1.79 ± 0.088

 

Stress_75+

1.694 ± 0.11

1.784 ± 0.123

1.962 ± 0.152

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