Table 1 Population characteristics.
From: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is related with adverse cardiac remodeling and high NTproBNP
Parameter | Median (25th and 75th percentile) or % |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 48 (37, 60) |
Sex (% male) | 45 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125 (113, 137) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.7 (23.9, 30.1) |
Height (cm) | 170 (163, 177) |
Weight (kg) | 77.8 (67.4, 88.9) |
Smoking (%) | |
non-smoker | 38 |
ex-smoker | 34 |
smoker | 28 |
Years of schooling (%) | |
<10 years | 17 |
10 years | 55 |
>10 years | 27 |
Alcohol consumption (ml/day) | 3.6 (0.7, 10.8) |
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (%) | 7 |
Hypertension (%) | 40 |
Metabolic Syndrome (%) | 23 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 99 (88, 109) |
LV structural echocardiographic parameters | |
LVM (g) | 171 (138, 210) |
LVMI (g/m2) | 90 (77, 106) |
LVD (cm) | 4.9 (4.5, 5.2) |
LVS (cm) | 2.9 (2.6, 3.2) |
PWD (cm) | 0.96 (0.82, 1.07) |
RWT | 0.39 (0.35, 0.44) |
left atrial diameter (cm) | 3.8 (3.5, 4.2) |
Aorta (cm) | 2.7 (2.5, 3.1) |
LV systolic functional echocardiographic parameters | |
LVEF (%) | 72 (66, 78) |
Fractional Shortening (%) | 41 (36, 46) |
LV diastolic functional echocardiographic parameters | |
MV E-wave (cm/s) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.8) |
MV A-wave (cm/s) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) |
E/A ratio | 1.14 (0.93, 1.43) |
MV duration A-wave (ms) | 133 (121, 147) |
MV dec. Time (ms) | 179 (157, 203) |
E/e′ ratio | 5.8 (4.9, 7.1) |
Biochemical analysis | |
BDNF (pg/ml) | 21,676 (17,767, 25,676) |
