| Characteristics |
Participants (n = 107) |
| Age (yrs) (mean ± SD) |
48±10 |
| Men |
58 (54%) |
| Diabetic not hypertensive |
32 (30%) |
| Hypertensive not diabetic |
21 (20%) |
| Diabetic hypertensive |
27 (25%) |
| Not diabetic not hypertensive |
27 (25%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) |
30.5±4.8 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) (mean ±
SD) |
124±17 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) (mean ±
SD) |
78±11 |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin HbA1c (%) (mean ±
SD) |
7.9±2.5 |
| hs-CRP levels (mg/dl) (mean) (range) |
0.5 (0.02-4.65) |
| hs-CRP levels (mg/dl) (<25th
percentile) |
≤0.1 |
| hs-CRP levels (mg/dl) (25th-75th
percentile) |
0.11 – 0.61 |
| hs-CRP levels (mg/dl) (>75th
percentile) |
≥0.614 |
| BNP levels (pg/dl) |
18.7 (0-180) |
| LV mass (gm) |
158±49 |
| LVMI (gm/m2.7) |
38±11.4 |
| Ejection fraction (mean ± SD) |
63.1±5.8% |
BNP = b-type natriuretic peptide, hs-CRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein, LV = left ventricle, LVMI = left ventricular mass index.