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Baseline characteristics of patients and healthy volunteers |
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| Healthy volunteers n = 18 |
Hypertensives n = 26 |
CAD patients n = 16 |
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| Male/Female |
15/3 |
22/4 |
13/3 |
| Age (y) |
33.9 ± 6.2 |
38.1 ± 6 * |
40.9 ± 3.9 * |
| BMI kg/m2 |
23.54 ± 2.66 |
28.35 ± 2.57 * |
29.07 ± 4.26 * |
| SBP mmHg |
119.1 ± 8 |
143.2 ± 14.7 * |
138.3 ± 21.9 * |
| DBP mmHg |
79.9 ± 4.8 |
100.9 ± 4 * |
91.4 ± 10.1 * |
| Heart Rate (/min) |
72.7 ± 14.4 |
82.2 ± 11.9 * |
76.4 ± 9.9 |
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* p < 0.05 compared to healthy volunteers CAD: coronary artery disease | |||
Petidis et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:11 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-11 |
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