| Characteristics |
Controls (n=10) |
Unstable angina patients (n=11) |
Hypertensive patients (n=15) |
ANOVA |
| Males/Females |
6/4 |
6/5 |
9/6 |
|
| Age (years) |
46±9 |
63±6 |
56±11 |
p<0.01 |
| Smokers (%) |
2(20) |
8(67) |
10(66) |
p<0.01 |
| Hypertension (%) |
0 |
7(46) |
15(100) |
p<0.01 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) |
84±9 |
89±10 |
96±5 |
ns |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
188±24 |
191±45 |
193±40 |
ns |
| HDL- cholesterol (mg/dl) |
52±11 |
54±16 |
46±17 |
ns |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.79±0.09 |
0.89±0.15 |
0.89±0.27 |
ns |
| LVM (g/m2) |
106.3±17.3 |
106.5±18.0 |
107.0±22.4 |
ns |
| LVEF (%) |
60.4±5.2 |
54.9±5.1 |
53.6±4.5 |
ns |
| LVM: Left Ventricular Mass; LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
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