Table 1 Baseline and follow-up demographics in the 90 included patients.

From: The Natural history of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume and Attenuation: A long-term prospective cohort follow-up study

Variable

Baseline

Follow-Up

p-value

Age (years)

59 ± 11

64 ± 9

<0.001

Sex (male)

58 (64%)

—

—

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 ± 6

29.0 ± 6

0.79

Hypertension

50 (56%)

52 (58%)

0.83

Hyperlipidaemia

56 (62%)

64 (71%)

0.37

Family History

56 (62%)

—

—

Smoking

26 (29%)

30 (33%)

0.65

Diabetes

14 (16%)

20 (22%)

0.42

  1. Results are mean ± standard deviation or frequency (%).
  2. BMI – body mass index.
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