TABLE 1

Population Characteristics

CharacteristicAll (n = 392)Men (n = 279)Women (n = 113)
Age (y)*62.5 ± 9.961.9 ± 1064 ± 9.4
BMI (kg/m2)*27.5 ± 4.927.6 ± 4.527.1 ± 5.9
Obesity (BMI, >30 kg/m2)100 (26)69 (25)31 (27)
Previous cardiac events
 Myocardial infarction64 (16)56 (20)8 (7)
 PCI58 (15)51 (18)7 (6)
 CABG33 (8)30 (11)3 (3)
  • * Continuous variables, reported as mean ± SD.

  • Reported as numbers of patients, with percentages of patients in parentheses.

  • BMI = body mass index; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting.