Table 1

Patient characteristics

Baseline characteristics (n=60)
Sex (% male)75
Age (years)63±12
Height (m)1.71±0.10
Weight (kg)81±15
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)128±20
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)70±10
Diabetic (%)15%
Cardiac event (%)
 Myocardial infarction75
 Coronary artery bypass graft25
 Percutaneous coronary intervention62
 Myocardial infarction+percutaneous coronary intervention45
 Days since cardiac event70±31
 Myocardial infarction75±30
 Coronary artery bypass graft71±31
 Percutaneous coronary intervention102±20
 Myocardial infarction+percutaneous coronary intervention69±28
Medication use (%)
 ACE inhibitors85
 Antiplatelet agents95
 β-adrenergic antagonists93
 Statins89
 Aspirin100

  • Data are mean±SD unless otherwise stated.