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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of study subjects according to E/E’

From: The association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular filling pressure in an apparently healthy Korean population

Characteristic

Total (n = 115)

E/E’ < 8 (n = 51)

E/E’, 8–12.9 (n = 56)

E/E’ ≥ 13 (n = 8)

p value*

Age, years

52.8 ± 8.4

50.6 ± 9.2

53.9 ± 6.7

59.7 ± 11.5

0.009

Male sex, n (%)

78 (67.8)

38 (74.5)

38 (67.9)

2 (25.0)

0.026

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.1 ± 2.9

23.1 ± 3.0

24.7 ± 2.6

26.4 ± 3.3

0.002

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

120 ± 14

115 ± 15

123 ± 12

130 ± 15

0.006

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

73.5 ± 10.6

70.5 ± 11.7

76.0 ± 8.8

75.3 ± 10.4

0.022

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

199 ± 31

193 ± 32

204 ± 28

203 ± 39

0.228

Triglyceride, mg/dL

106 ± 57

98 ± 51

113 ± 63

84 ± 36

0.232

LDL-choleterol, mg/dL

128 ± 29

125 ± 28

131 ± 28

134 ± 35

0.449

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

50.2 ± 11.4

50.8 ± 9.9

49.6 ± 12.8

52.0 ± 10.5

0.786

Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL

92.3 ± 12.3

90.1 ± 10.6

94.9 ± 13.4

85.8 ± 9.1

0.040

Left ventricular ejection fraction, %

66.6 ± 5.9

66.7 ± 5.6

66.5 ± 6.1

67.4 ± 5.8

0.936

E/A

1.16 ± 0.36

1.25 ± 0.30

1.12 ± 0.40

0.95 ± 0.25

0.035

Deceleration time, ms

223 ± 47

225 ± 52

215 ± 40

260 ± 40

0.037

Left atrial size, mm

35.4 ± 4.5

34.5 ± 4.4

36.0 ± 4.8

37.2 ± 2.2

0.116

E/E’

8.77 ± 2.26

6.83 ± 0.81

9.69 ± 1.26

14.01 ± 1.13

< 0.001

Mean baPWV, cm/s

1,325 ± 185

1,261 ± 163

1,345 ± 169

1,569 ± 232

< 0.001

  1. LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.
  2. *results from the comparisons among subjects with E/E’ < 8, 8–12.9 and ≥ 13.