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THE RELATION BETWEEN CARDIAC CONDUCTION TIMES
Supplementary table 2. Patients with 1-year followup data and traditional cardiovascular risk factors, n = 243. Data are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated
Cardiovascular risk factors
BMI, kg/ m2
Systolic BP, mmHg †
Diastolic BP, mmHg †
ABI †
TChol, mmol/l ‡
Triglycerides, mmol/l, median (IQR) ‡ LDL, mmol/l ‡
HDL, mmol/l ‡
TChol:HDL ratio, ‡
T=0
26.6 (4.8)
133.4 ( 19.1)
79.5 (10.8)
1.0 (0.1)
5.3 (1.0)
1.1 (0.8-1.5)
3.3 (0.9)
1.4 (0.4)
4.1 (1.2)
T=1
26.8 (5.1)
131.6 (15.9)
77.6 (11.3)
1.0 (0.1)
5.4 (1.0)
1.1 (0.9-1.5)
3.2 (0.9)
1.6 (0.5)
3.6 (1.1)
p
0.037
0.212
0.045
0.228
0.043
0.692
0.076
< 0.001
< 0.001
† In patients who did not use antihypertensive drugs, n = 188. ‡ In patients who did not 5 use statins, n = 204. ABI: ankle brachial index; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure;
mg/l :milligrams/ liter; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HR: heart rate; kg/m2: kilogram square
meter; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TChol: total cholesterol
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