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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 1441 subjects.

From: Spectrum of heart diseases in a new cardiac service in Nigeria: An echocardiographic study of 1441 subjects in Abeokuta

Parameter

All

Men

Women

Number

1441

744

697

Age

54.4(14.3)

55.4(14.1)

53.4(14.3)

Age group

   

<= 19

17(1.2)

8(1.1)

9(1.3)

20–29

43(3.0)

24(3.2)

19(2.7)

30–39

148(10.3)

68(9.1)

80(11.6)

40–49

291(20.2)

138(18.4)

153(22.1)

50–59

408(28.3)

213(29.1)

195(27.5)

60–69

278(19.3)

145(19.4)

133(19.2)

70–79

204(14.2)

115(15.4)

89(12.9)

>= 80

52(3.6)

33(4.4)

19(2.7)

Weight(kg)

71.9(14.3)

72.0(15.9)

71.8(28.3)

Height(cm)

164.1(9.2)

168.8(68.7)

159.3(55.2)*

BMI(kg/m2)

26.6(6.2)

25.1(5.1)

28.0(6.7)*

BSA(m2)

1.74(0.21)

1.82(0.20)

1.73(6.2)*

Pulse (beat/min)

85.2(14.4)

84.4(13.3)

86.0(15.4)*

Systolic BP(mmHg)

138.6(25.3)

137.7(24.6)

139.6(26.0)

Diastolic BP(mmHg)

85.9(15.6)

85.9(16.4)

86.0(14.6)

  1. BMI = body mass index, BSA = body surface area, BP = blood pressure. * indicates P < 0.05