Table I.
Characteristics of study participants, expressed as total population
| Variable | Study sample (n = 2487) |
|---|---|
| Age (y) | 61 ± 10 |
| Women | 1348 (54%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.1 ± 5.3 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 127 ± 19 |
| Antihypertensive therapy | 821 (33%) |
| PR interval duration (ms) | 168 ± 27 |
| Heart murmur* | 57 (2%) |
| Heart failure | 13 (0.5%) |
| CRP (mg/L)† | 2.2 (1.0–5.2) |
| Adiponectin (µg/mL)† | 8.6 (5.5–13.2) |
| Loge adiponectin | 2.1 ± 0.6 |
| Resistin (ng/mL)† | 12.7 (10.0–16.4) |
| Loge resistin | 2.6 ± 0.4 |
Data presented as mean ± SD, n (%), or in the case of untransformed biomarkers† median (25th and 75th percentile).
*
Heart murmur: any systolic murmur that exceeded grade 3 of 6, or any diastolic murmur.