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Characteristics according to the presence or absence of cardiac and renal damage. |
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| No ECG-LVH and no renal damage (28.6%) (Group A) |
ECG-LVH only (5.4%) (Group B) |
Renal damage only (48.4%) (Group C) |
ECG-LVH and renal damage (17.6%) (Group D) |
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| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
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| Age (years) |
66.2(10.6) |
67.4(12.6) |
69.8(10.6)A |
69.9(10.3)A |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
142.9(17.4) |
149.8(21.7) |
151.1(21.2) |
148.1(19.3) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
80.6(10.4) |
83.1(12.1)C |
79.6(11.8) |
81.3(12.5) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
29.9 |
30.2 |
29.7 |
29.6 |
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% |
% |
% |
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| Females |
46.5% |
48.0% |
50.1% |
46.1% |
| BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 |
41.6% |
48.8% |
43.4% |
41.9% |
| Moderate-severe alcohol consumption |
9.8% |
9.7% |
8.2% |
15.0%A, B, C, D |
| Smoking |
10.3% |
10.5% |
10.5% |
16.0%A, B, C, D |
| Hypercholesterolemia |
62.1% |
66.4%A |
64.7% |
70.0%A, C |
| BP control |
14.2% |
13.8% |
17.0%D |
11.2% |
| Established cardiovascular disease* |
37.7% |
58.9%A |
51.4%A |
70.6%A, C |
| Atrial fibrillation |
7.8% |
18.0%A |
15.3%A |
22.5%A, C |
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See text for significance. BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure. *Includes myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. ECG-LVH: electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy. Superscripts (A, B, C, D) mean p < 0.05 compared to the indicated group. | ||||
Cea-Calvo et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2006 5:23 doi:10.1186/1475-2840-5-23 |
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